Definition of "birdcatcher" [bird•catch•er]

• Someone who catches or ensnares birds, fowler. (noun)

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• "Mozart Vienna, Austria, 1791The monstrous Queen of the Night, the birdcatcher Papageno, lovers, philosophy, Freemasonry – The Magic Flute has it all."
• "Thomas Dolie conveys the humor of Papageno the birdcatcher with high spirits and musical finesse."
• "The English translation by the former "New Yorker" music critic, Andrew Porter, is a marvel of wit and clarity, and the boring German dialogue has been thrown out in favor of the story being narrated by Papageno, the comic birdcatcher."