# trapper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹæpɚ/ · frequency rank #31,009

## Definitions
1. One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals, for their pelts, meat, etc.
2. A worker (usually a child) who opens and shuts a door in a gallery or level of a mine, to manage ventilation and access.
3. An ornamental covering for a horse. See trapping and caparison.
4. A drug dealer.
5. A performer of trap music.
6. Synonym of catcher.

## Etymology
From trap + -er, compare french trappeur.

## Easily confused with
- **tripped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trapper-vs-tripped)
- **trooper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trapper-vs-trooper)
- **trawler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trapper-vs-trawler)
- **taper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taper-vs-trapper)
- **trader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trader-vs-trapper)
- **tapped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tapped-vs-trapper)
- **tracer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracer-vs-trapper)
- **topper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topper-vs-trapper)
- **tamper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-trapper)
- **tapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tapper-vs-trapper)
- **tipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tipper-vs-trapper)
- **trailer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trailer-vs-trapper)
- **trainer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trainer-vs-trapper)
- **tracker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracker-vs-trapper)

## Common misspellings (9)
`rtapper`, `tarpper`, `trapepr`, `traper`, `trapperr`, `trappre`, `trpaper`, `trrapper`, `ttrapper`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trapper