Someone who catches wild animals with traps, nearly always for their fur — beaver, fox, mink, marten. The word carries a strong historical picture with it: the North American frontier, men who spent winters alone in the forests of Canada and the northern United States, checking a line of traps and selling the pelts. That fur trade shaped a lot of North American history, and "trapper" belongs to that story more than to modern life.

Someone who catches wild animals with traps指用陷阱捕捉野生動物的人, nearly always for their fur幾乎都是為了牠們的毛皮 — beaver, fox, mink, marten海狸、狐狸、貂、松貂. The word carries a strong historical picture with it這個字帶著一幅強烈的歷史畫面: the North American frontier北美的邊疆, men who spent winters alone in the forests of Canada and the northern United States男人們獨自在加拿大和美國北部的森林裡度過冬天, checking a line of traps and selling the pelts巡視一整排陷阱，然後販賣毛皮. That fur trade shaped a lot of North American history這個毛皮貿易塑造了很大一部分的北美歷史, and "trapper" belongs to that story more than to modern life'trapper'這個字屬於那段故事，多過屬於現代生活。

Trapping still happens, and there are still people who would call themselves trappers, but the word now sits in an argument — many people see it as cruel, some see it as a traditional livelihood, and it is a genuinely live disagreement rather than a settled one.

Trapping still happens捕獸這件事現在還存在, and there are still people who would call themselves trappers也還有人會自稱trapper, but the word now sits in an argument但這個字現在處在一場爭議之中 — many people see it as cruel很多人覺得這很殘忍, some see it as a traditional livelihood有些人覺得這是傳統的謀生方式, and it is a genuinely live disagreement rather than a settled one而這是一個真實存在、還沒有定論的分歧。

There is also a plainer, smaller use: someone whose job is to trap pests, though that person is usually called a pest controller instead. If you see "trapper" in a modern game or film, it is usually the frontier image being borrowed.

There is also a plainer, smaller use還有一個比較平實、範圍較小的用法: someone whose job is to trap pests指負責捕捉害蟲的人, though that person is usually called a pest controller instead不過這種人通常會被叫做pest controller（除害員）. If you see "trapper" in a modern game or film如果你在現代的遊戲或電影裡看到'trapper', it is usually the frontier image being borrowed通常是在借用那種邊疆拓荒者的形象。