Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An animal, especially a cat, that catches mice.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An animal that catches mice: specifically, a cat: commonly used with a qualifying term to describe the proficiency of the animal as a mouse-catcher.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A cat that catches mice.
- noun One who pries about on the lookout for something.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
cat that catchesmice , kept specifically for the purpose. - noun US A
moustache .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a cat proficient at mousing
Etymologies
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Examples
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Well, he's a "mouser," or one of a group of hobbiests who explore old caves, sewer systems, etc.
MNspeak.com 2009
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"mouser," a slang term for a group of risk-takers who explore caves, tunnels and sewer systems.
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"mouser," a slang term for a group of risk-takers who explore caves, tunnels and sewer systems.
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He's a pussycat reallyLarry, the Downing Street catTragically, endearingly, endearingly tragically or possibly tragically endearingly, news reaches us that No 10 has been furnished with a mouser from Battersea Cats' Home, to try to deal with its vermin problem insert own joke here.
This Week: Nick Clegg, Larry the Downing Street cat, Pippa Middleton 2011
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He should have been president in 2000 and I think he should run in 2012. mouser
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But her mother was a good mouser, according to my friend Nancy, whose grain storage was mouse-free, so it was worth the risk.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat Jack Canfield 2009
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But her mother was a good mouser, according to my friend Nancy, whose grain storage was mouse-free, so it was worth the risk.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat Jack Canfield 2009
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Jasamine the cat is a mouser and like to play, even at two years old.
Archive 2009-07-01 Elizabeth McClung 2009
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I cant believe some one button punching “Paw mouser” thinks there clever.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - The ZunePhone. You know you want one. 2007
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We were amazed that despite having been bred for big ears and skinny legs you put him in the country and he becomes a fine mouser.
Hard wired to the past | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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