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One who, or that which, catches.

A small flat curl worn on the temple by women. [Humorous]

One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.

A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver. [Obs.] Minsheu.

A strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway, as cattle; the pilot. [U.S.]

One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects, which they take on the wing.

A small fast vessel for pursuing and destroying torpedo boats.

One who cavils at words.

ll, a fence, prop. at least 90 feet behind the home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also, the catcher himself.

The pitcher and catcher together.

A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa gricola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building.

A South American bird of the flycatcher family. (Tityra inquisetor).

itic in beehives. -- Bee bird (Zoöl.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the European flycatcher, and the American kingbird. -- Bee flower (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus Ophrys (O. apifera), whose flowers have some resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects. -- Bee fly (Zoöl.), a two winged fly of the…

A birdcatcher.

A fowler or birdcatcher.

The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof. Boot catcher, the person at an inn whose business it was to pull off boots and clean them. [Obs.] Swift. -- Boot closer, one who, or that which, sews the uppers of boots. -- Boot crimp, a frame or device used by bootmakers for drawing and…

The catcher's wire mask.

note naturally used by the male bird to call the female. It is artifically applied by birdcatchers as a decoy. Latham. -- Call of the house (Legislative Bodies), a calling over the names of members, to discover who is absent, or for other purposes; a calling of names with a view to obtaining the ayes and noes from the…

A plant of the genus Scorpiurus, with pods resembling caterpillars. Caterpillar catcher, or Caterpillar eater (Zoöl.), a bird belonging to the family of Shrikes, which feeds on caterpillars. The name is also given to several other birds. -- Caterpillar hunter (Zoöl.), any species of beetles of the genus Callosoma and…

A kind of bird; the oyster catcher.