"man catcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: man catchers [plural], mancatcher [alternative], man-catcher [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} man catcher (plural man catchers)
  1. Someone who catches or traps men. Related terms: man-catching
    Sense id: en-man_catcher-en-noun-qqBP6w-m
  2. (slang, US) An employment agency. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-man_catcher-en-noun-UPZUy6iP Categories (other): American English
  3. (historical) A type of polearm used in 18th century Europe that consists of a long pole and a two-pronged circular head for snaring the enemy around the neck. Tags: historical Translations (a type of polearm): widłochwyt [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), atrapahombres [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-man_catcher-en-noun-nJOOrBNy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Polearms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 11 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 3 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 6 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 5 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 7 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 2 80 Disambiguation of Polearms: 11 3 86 Disambiguation of 'a type of polearm': 3 1 96

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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