Meanings
nounbirdcatcher (plural birdcatchers)
plural birdcatchers · alternative bird-catcher · alternative bird catcher
- Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler.
They had therefore to make their way for Hedale, but it was only a slight path, so when the night set in they lost the track, and to make matters worse they could not find the bird catchers' hut either.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 20
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἰξευτής
- ἰξευτής (ixeutḗs)a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Catalan ocellaire
- ocellairea person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Czech ptáčník
- ptáčníka person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Esperanto birdkaptisto
- birdkaptistoa person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Finnish linnunpyytäjä
- linnunpyytäjäa person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
French oiseleur, oiseleuse
- oiseleura person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- oiseleusea person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
German Vogelfänger, Vogelfängerin
- Vogelfängera person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Vogelfängerina person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Vogeljägera person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Vogeljägerina person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Vogelstellera person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
- Vogelstellerina person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Greek πτηνοθήρας
- πτηνοθήρας (ptinothíras)a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Hungarian madarász
- madarásza person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Irish gaisteoir éan
- gaisteoir éana person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Italian uccellatore
- uccellatorea person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Japanese 鳥刺し
- 鳥刺し (torisashi)a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Latin auceps
- aucepsa person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Polish ptasznik
- ptasznika person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Portuguese passarinheiro
- passarinheiroa person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Russian птицело́в
- птицело́в (pticelóv)a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Scottish Gaelic eunadair
- eunadaira person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Slovak vtáčník
- vtáčníka person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Spanish pajarero
- pajareroa person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Swedish fågelfängare
- fågelfängarea person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Turkish kuşçu
- kuşçua person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Welsh adarwr
- adarwra person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl
Cite this entry
APA
birdcatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdcatcher
MLA
“birdcatcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdcatcher. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birdcatcher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birdcatcher.
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