trapper /ˈtɹæpɚ/ noun6 •One who traps animals; one who makes a business of trapping animals, for their pelts, meat, etc.The trapper is amazed and disturbed because he sees that this wild man has been freeing all the animals from his traps. — 1981 •(slang) A drug dealer.Wanna be a trapper? Never serve a nigga where you live — 2013 •(slang) A performer of trap music. •(historical) A worker (usually a child) who opens and shuts a door in a gallery or level of a mine, to manage ventilation and access. •An ornamental covering for a horse. See trapping and caparison. •Synonym of catcher. formstrappers