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Meaning of "dog-catcher" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOG-CATCHER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOG-CATCHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dog-Catcher is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOG-CATCHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dog-catcher in the English dictionary

The definition of dog-catcher in the dictionary is a local official whose job is to catch and impound stray dogs, cats, etc.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOG-CATCHER

dog paddle
dog rose
dog sleigh
Dog Star
dog tag
dog track
dog train
dog tucker
dog violet
dog wolf
dog-ear
dog-eared
dog-end
dog-in-the-manger
dog-roll
dog-sitter
dog-tired
dog-tooth check
dog-whistle
dog´s mercury

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOG-CATCHER

batcher
butcher
catcher
dispatcher
eye-catcher
fetcher
fletcher
flycatcher
hatcher
matcher
oystercatcher
patcher
pitcher
scratcher
snatcher
stitcher
stretcher
switcher
teacher
Thatcher
watcher

Synonyms and antonyms of dog-catcher in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dog-catcher» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOG-CATCHER

Find out the translation of dog-catcher to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dog-catcher from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dog-catcher» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狗捕手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perro -colector
570 millions of speakers

English

dog-catcher
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुत्ते का पिंजरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كلب الصيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

собака зрелище
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cão -catcher
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুকুর ক্যাচার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chien -catcher
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penangkap anjing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hundefänger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

犬のキャッチャー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

개 캐처
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anjing-nyekel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chó bắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாய்-பிடிப்பவன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुत्रा-माणूस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

köpek yakalayıcısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accalappiacani
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łapacza psów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

собака видовище
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

câine - catcher
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκυλί - catcher
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hond - vanger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hund - catcher
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hund -catcher
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dog-catcher

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOG-CATCHER»

The term «dog-catcher» is regularly used and occupies the 78.414 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOG-CATCHER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dog-catcher

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOG-CATCHER»

Discover the use of dog-catcher in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dog-catcher and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dog Catcher
Dog Catcher takes you on a realistic romp through a countrified Florida landscape of trailer parks and strawberry farms, dog kennels and animal hospitals. This is the gritty Southern noir of Central Florida and greyhound racing.
Erich R. Sysak, 2005
2
The Knocknobbler, Or the Dog-catcher Or Worcester
When TV director Bernard Cartwright, with a wife and four children, loses his job, he takes on role of dog warden in Worcester.
Bernard Cartwright, 2007
3
The Least of These
DOG CATCHER: (Turning, seeing DOG.) So there you are, you flea farm. l finally caught up to you. (DOG snaps to attention, looks in panic toward the audience, then toward the source of the voice. DOG lets out a pitiful, "Ooooo, nnnooooooo"  ...
Jerome McDonough, 1983
4
From Jugoslavia to America: Childhood Memories of WW II
Well, it just so happened that the dog catcher came by. My brothers saw him coming from a distance and told me to pick up and hold the puppy, hoping the dog catcher would not see it. He not only saw it, he wrested the puppy from my arms, ...
Elisabeth Horvath Dunman, 2010
5
Dog Tales: Inspirational Stories of Humor, Adventure, and ...
“In some places you're still just the dog catcher,” Todd said. A recent highlight in Todd's career was the coordination of animal rescues during three major wildfires in Santa Cruz County. He is credited with evacuating approximately 875 ...
Susy Flory, 2011
6
Why Your Dog Wants to Bite You (A Study in Male Shortcomings)
TEST SUBJECT SOLUTION - Lacking the courage to express his dislike for animals by becoming a big game hunter, one of my Test Subjects thought he'd do the next best thing by applying for a job as a city dog catcher. In his mind, he ...
Charles A. Hatfield
7
The Adventures of Trouble, Duck and Big Dog
The people watching said, “Look, here comes the dog catcher after these cute little animals.” Okay now we were scared. We didn't know what a dog catcher did with dogs when he caught them. As the man was getting closer to us, out of the ...
Esther L. Mackey, 2009
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Kinesics and Context: Essays on Body Motion Communication
That is, for instance, a child of five would have no difficulty in distinguishing between a dirty dog-catcher and a dirty dog catcher. He could report that the first was a dirty (with a variety of connotations possible for "dirty") catcher of dogs.
Ray L. Birdwhistell, 2011
9
Fast and Gamin'
He never let a dog suffer no more than the fight. He said the white boy took all their money that July night. He was always talking about something or. 26 Opened. 27 Plural for Pit Bull Terrier 28 Germ free. 133 THE DOG CATCHER.
Torrance Stephens, 2004
10
Saving Homer
Homer is the neighborhood dog, taking care of the children every day until one day the dog catcher shows up. The children swing into action.
Dan Smith, 2010

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOG-CATCHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dog-catcher is used in the context of the following news items.
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COLUMN: Jeez, is everyone running for President now?
•Served as Dog-Catcher, Justice of Peace, and Parking Enforcer officer in Hallsville. •Married five times with 20 children. Each child has first ... «Chillicothe Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Why Chris Christie is big presence in the GOP race, despite Bridge …
... but I do know that anybody who purposefully screws up traffic to score political points doesn't deserve to be dog-catcher, let alone POTUS. «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
3
John Waters: 'I want to be despised'
The man they call the Pope of Trash has become a dog-catcher. ... It was there that he borrowed the dog-catcher's outfit and a small dog for the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Longtime Army veteran known as 'everybody's friend'
“When I would drive by him and his dog-catcher truck, there'd be a dog next to him on the front seat,” Larry Strzalka said. “He didn't want to put ... «The Detroit News, Jun 15»
5
Days Gone By: June 17, 2015
Frank Campbell, one-time and very recently dog-catcher for the city of Pendleton, now finds himself in very much the same predicament as ... «East Oregonian, Jun 15»
6
'I'm known in Brazil as Garrincha's dog-catcher' - Jimmy Greaves on …
Jimmy Greaves, England's 3rd highest goalscorer of all time, has told of his encounter with a canine pitch invader – and some rather ... «Evening Standard, Mar 14»
7
Webster Officer Accused of Excessive Force Demoted to Dog-Catcher
Three suburban Houston police officers accused of using excessive force have been reassigned to other departments in their city government ... «NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Feb 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dog-Catcher [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dog-catcher>. Apr 2024 ».
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