man-catcher
noun
1A person who catches or traps men.
2 North American slang, an employment agent or agency; specifically one enlisting vagrants to work on ships, etc.; compare crimp.
3An instrument used for catching men.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Mercurius Pragmaticus.
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