Meaning and background
The story behind Trapper
Trapper is an occupational English noun, traditionally someone who catches wild animals, especially for fur. That is the documented meaning, rather than a hereditary claim about a dog. It also has a recognisable outdoors-and-frontier association through historical trapping trades, which may influence its appeal. The name has two beats and a clearer word-family relationship to Trap than to Tracker.
- Meaning
- A person who catches animals with traps, especially in the fur trade. Source
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