trapper
Wilderness pelt collector
A trapper is someone who catches animals using traps, typically for fur, pest control, or wildlife management.
The term evokes frontier life and the fur trade: French trappers explored the Canadian wilderness.
In modern use, trappers may work professionally removing nuisance animals or recreationally harvesting fur-bearing species like beaver or muskrat.
Device for catching prey
- legholdTrap clamping an appendage
- deadfallTrap using falling weight
- baitLure for prey
- lureThing that tempts
trapline · pitfall · foothold · trigger · set · release · drag
Furred animal skins
- beaverDam-constructing aquatic rodent
- sableBlack, in heraldry
- minkFur-bearing aquatic weasel
- foxCunning wild canine
otter · muskrat · ermine · lynx · coyote · raccoon · martin · weasel
Dam-constructing aquatic rodent
- muskratSemiaquatic North American rodent
- foxCunning wild canine
- coyoteWild North American canid
- lynxTufted-eared wild feline
otter · mink · raccoon · marten · weasel · fisher · wolverine · bobcat
Remote highlands wilderness dweller
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
expedition · backcountry · outpost · territory · westward · exploration · frontiersman · buckskin
Seek food actively
- shelterProtected place or structure
- firecraftSkill of igniting flames
- navigationDetermining position and course
- trackingMonitoring location over time
snare · flintknapping · knots · fish traps · edible plants · skinning · smoking meat · tanning hides
snare
Device for catching prey
lure · trapline · pitfall · foothold · trigger · set · release · drag
pelts
Furred animal skins
fox · otter · muskrat · ermine · lynx · coyote · raccoon · martin · weasel · skinning
beaver
Dam-constructing aquatic rodent
lynx · otter · mink · raccoon · marten · weasel · fisher · wolverine · bobcat · badger
mountain man
Remote highlands wilderness dweller
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
settler · expedition · backcountry · outpost · territory · westward · exploration · frontiersman · buckskin · rendezvous
forage
Seek food actively
- shelterProtected place or structure
- firecraftSkill of igniting flames
- navigationDetermining position and course
tracking · snare · flintknapping · knots · fish traps · edible plants · skinning · smoking meat · tanning hides · natural hazards
- Old Jobsblacksmith, farrier, wheelwright, chandler, apothecary
- Huntershunter gatherer, deer hunter, fox hunter, bowhunter, big game hunter
- jobsdoctor, administrator, lawyer, teacher, nurse
- kniveschef's knife, pocket knife, utility knife, steak knife, boning knife
- Wild Westcowboy, howdy, sheriff, giddyup, lawmen
- frontierfrontier, pioneer, pioneers, settlers, settler
trapperreleaser
One who liberates
liberator · wildlife rehabilitator · animal rescuer · freer · rescuer
trapperconservationist
Protector of natural resources
preservationist · game warden · park ranger · wildlife biologist · naturalist
- fur trappingCatching animals for pelts
- fur trapper
- trapped in amber
- trapper hatFur-lined hat with earflaps
- trapped heat
- trapped in time
trapped, trapping, trappers, entrapped, entrapping, untrapped, trapper hat