bird catcher; bird handler
Refers to a person who catches or handles birds, often chickens. The activity itself can be implied.
祖父は若い頃、鳥取りとして山で働いていた。
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.
この地域では鳥取りが盛んに行われている。
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.