Catcher | Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

Cony-catcher
·noun A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver. ...

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Torpedo catcher
·add. ·- A small fast vessel for pursuing and destroying torpedo boats. ...

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Word-catcher
·noun One who cavils at words. ...

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boot catcher
The servant at an inn whose business it is to clean the boots of the guest. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
devil catcher
A parson. See snub devil. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
fart catcher
A valet or footman from his walking behind his master or mistress. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
rabbit catcher
A midwife. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
fly-catcher
n. bird-name used elsewhere.The Australian species are – – Black-faced Flycatcher – – Monarcha mela...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
oyster-catcher
n. common English bird-name.The Australasian species are – – Pied, Haematopuslongirostris, Vieill.;...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
oyster-catcher
, or sea-pye. The black and white coast-bird, Hæmatopus ostralegus. ...

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wagtail fly-catcher
See wagtail ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris