Trapper
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Trapper is the nickname of Trapper John McIntyre, a fictional army surgeon character best known from the M*A*S*H franchise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trapper canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10339103 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trapper Context triple: [Trapper John McIntyre, nickname, Trapper]
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A.
Trapper
Trapper is a human character in "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire," known for his inventive, somewhat eccentric role in supporting the Titans through his technical skills and resourcefulness.
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B.
Gentle Ben
Gentle Ben is a 1960s American family television series centered on the friendship between a young boy and a tame black bear in the Florida Everglades.
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C.
Henry Weber (trapper)
Henry Weber was a 19th-century trapper and frontiersman after whom Utah’s Weber River is named.
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D.
Mr. Ranger
Mr. Ranger is the famous nickname of Rod Gilbert, a Hall of Fame right winger and iconic longtime star of the New York Rangers in the NHL.
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E.
Chingachgook
Chingachgook is a fictional Mohican chief and close companion of Natty Bumppo in James Fenimore Cooper’s frontier novels.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trapper Target entity description: Trapper is the nickname of Trapper John McIntyre, a fictional army surgeon character best known from the M*A*S*H franchise.
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A.
Trapper
Trapper is a human character in "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire," known for his inventive, somewhat eccentric role in supporting the Titans through his technical skills and resourcefulness.
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B.
Gentle Ben
Gentle Ben is a 1960s American family television series centered on the friendship between a young boy and a tame black bear in the Florida Everglades.
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C.
Henry Weber (trapper)
Henry Weber was a 19th-century trapper and frontiersman after whom Utah’s Weber River is named.
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D.
Mr. Ranger
Mr. Ranger is the famous nickname of Rod Gilbert, a Hall of Fame right winger and iconic longtime star of the New York Rangers in the NHL.
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E.
Chingachgook
Chingachgook is a fictional Mohican chief and close companion of Natty Bumppo in James Fenimore Cooper’s frontier novels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army surgeon
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
M*A*S*H (TV series)
NERFINISHED
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M*A*S*H (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ MASH (1970 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Trapper John, M.D. (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Trapper John McIntyre (character in Richard Hooker novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfService | United States Army Medical Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
heavy drinker
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prankster ⓘ skilled surgeon ⓘ |
| closeColleague | Hawkeye Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Richard Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | McIntyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalProfession | combat surgeon ⓘ |
| fictionalRole | supporting protagonist ⓘ |
| fictionalSpecialty | thoracic surgery ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | M*A*S*H franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | war comedy-drama ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFriend |
B.J. Hunnicutt (in franchise continuity)
NERFINISHED
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Hawkeye Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ Radar O'Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
feature film
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novel ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| nickname | Trapper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation | Trapper John, M.D. depicting later life as chief of surgery ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in M*A*S*H franchise ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
ⓘ
surgeon ⓘ |
| partOf | M*A*S*H ensemble cast ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Elliott Gould
NERFINISHED
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Pernell Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionLocation | 4077th MASH operating room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spinoffSeries | Trapper John, M.D. (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trapper Description of subject: Trapper is the nickname of Trapper John McIntyre, a fictional army surgeon character best known from the M*A*S*H franchise.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.