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dog-catcher

British  

noun

  1. a local official whose job is to catch and impound stray dogs, cats, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The man they call the Pope of Trash has become a dog-catcher.

From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2015

In Brockton, Mass., the dog-catcher got a complaint from a woman that a puppy had been peeking in her window every night.

From Time Magazine Archive

On Nov. 24, Uruguayans would vote for everything from dog-catcher to President.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Brockton, Mass., the dog-catcher heard a woman complain that a puppy had been peeking in her window every night.

From Time Magazine Archive

Have confidence in everything you do, even when you eat sausages at a quick lunch next door to the dog-catcher.

From Supreme Personality by Croft, Delmer Eugene

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