Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that exterminates, especially one whose occupation is the extermination of vermin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which exterminates.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, exterminates.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone or something that
exterminates . - noun Specifically, a person whose job it is to
kill insects and otherpests in a building.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
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Examples
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Her husband wouldn't let her call an exterminator.
Ants Jack Swenson 2011
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Her husband wouldn't let her call an exterminator.
Ants Jack Swenson 2011
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The rat ran for its life, dog barely missed it and I called the exterminator who came that afternoon and got rid of it.
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Not sure how they got in, I called my exterminator and had my house checked.
unknown title 2009
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Not sure how they got in, I called my exterminator and had my house checked.
unknown title 2009
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You find some tiny crawling and airborne critters in your home, so you call the exterminator to get rid of them pronto.
Applelinks.com 2009
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"When the termites are already eating your house, you call the exterminator," said Melih Abdulhayoglu.
GS Newswire 2008
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That’s what the landlord called them when I demanded he call an exterminator.
Fashionably Late Beth Kendrick 2005
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That’s what the landlord called them when I demanded he call an exterminator.
Fashionably Late Beth Kendrick 2005
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That’s what the landlord called them when I demanded he call an exterminator.
Fashionably Late Beth Kendrick 2005
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