mouser

American  

[mou-zer] / ˈmaʊ zər /

noun

1. an animal that catches mice: mouse.

   Our cat is a good mouser.

2. a person or thing that seeks or prowls, as if for prey.

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mouser British  

/ ˈmaʊsə, ˈmaʊzə /

noun

1. a cat or other animal that is used to catch mice: usually qualified

   a good mouser

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Etymology

Origin of mouser

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; mouse, -er ¹

Example Sentences

The UK's most famous feline, Larry the cat, marks 15 years as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power of 10 Downing Street.

From Barron's

Larry the cat, the UK's most famous feline, marks 15 years on Sunday as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power around number 10 Downing Street.

From Barron's

Palmerston, the former "chief mouser" of the Foreign Office, has died in Bermuda.

From BBC

Or get bottle-fed, if you’re a small blind kitten with a white dot between your eyes that only needs a little extra love to become a pouncing, lively mouser.

From Literature

Larry the cat already serves as 10 Downing Street's chief mouser but there are no plans to introduce pets to tackle the pest problem in the Palace of Westminster down the road.

From BBC

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