ratcatcher

noun

Meaning

One who catches rats; particularly one who does so professionally.
An insult, not widely used nowadays but made popular by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

ferrets(English)catcatcher(English)catcher(English)snarer(English)racketer(English)dog-catcher(English)captor(English)molecatcher(English)

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