rat-catcher

British

noun

a person whose job is to destroy or drive away vermin, esp rats

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Example Sentences

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James didn't always dream of being a rat-catcher.

From BBC

"Ain't that a wonder! I never heard of a rat-catcher could read and write and do sums. It don't fit. Don't forget your old friends when you grow up to be duke or something."

From Literature

"We can assuredly get on without a professional rat-catcher."

From Project Gutenberg

Fantastic as some of the incidents may sound, they are, nevertheless, true, having been collected mainly from an old rat-catcher living in the town of Hawick.

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The leather investment of the rat-catcher of the present day is a pleasant memorial of the banner of the past.

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