bird catcher; bird handler
Refers to a person who catches or handles birds, often chickens. The activity itself can be implied.
When my grandfather was young, he worked in the mountains as a bird catcher.
bird catching; bird handling
The act or occupation of catching or handling birds, especially chickens.
Bird catching is actively practiced in this region.
Standard kanji spelling using regular okurigana.
Alternate spelling using 捕 (catch); less common but still seen.
Irregular okurigana usage; 取 is used instead of 捕 or 取 with okurigana.
Irregular okurigana usage; the okurigana り is omitted.
Compound of 鳥 (tori, 'bird') and 取り (tori, 'catching/taking'), from the verb 取る (toru). The reading とりとり is a straightforward combination.