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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAT-CATCHER

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Rat-Catcher is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RAT-CATCHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Rat-catcher

A Rat-catcher is person who practices rat-catching, the occupation of catching rats as a form of pest control. In developed countries the role may be merged with, or the title inflated to, pest control operative or pest technician. Keeping the rat population under control was practiced in Europe to prevent the spread of diseases to man, most notoriously the Black Plague and to prevent damage to food supplies. Anecdotal reports suggest that some rat-catchers in Europe would raise rats instead of catching them in order to increase their eventual payment from the town or city they were employed by. This, and the practice of rat-fights, could have led to rat-breeding and the adoption of the rat as a pet - the fancy rat. A famous rat-catcher from Victorian England was Jack Black, who is known through Henry Mayhew's interview for London Labour and the London Poor.

Definition of rat-catcher in the English dictionary

The definition of rat-catcher in the dictionary is a person whose job is to destroy or drive away vermin, esp rats.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAT-CATCHER

rat poison
rat race
rat run
rat snake
rat tail
rat tamer
rat trap
rat-a-tat
rat-a-tat-tat
rat-arsed
rat-catching
rat-infested
rat-run
rat-runner
rat-running
rat-tail
rat-tat
rat-tat-tat
rat-trap
rata

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAT-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 rat-catcher in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rat-catcher» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAT-CATCHER

Find out the translation of rat-catcher to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rat-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 «rat-catcher» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

捉老鼠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cazador de ratas
570 millions of speakers

English

rat-catcher
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चूहेमार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجرذان الماسك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крысолов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caçador de ratos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইঁদুর-ক্যাচার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rat -catcher
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tikus penangkap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rattenfänger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラットキャッチャー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쥐 포수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tikus penangkap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuột bắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எலி பிடிப்பவன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उंदीर पकडणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sıçan alıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rat -catcher
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Szczurołap
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щуролов
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rat- catcher
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rat - catcher
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rat- vanger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

råtta - catcher
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rotte -catcher
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rat-catcher

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAT-CATCHER»

The term «rat-catcher» is normally little used and occupies the 121.826 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAT-CATCHER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAT-CATCHER»

Discover the use of rat-catcher in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rat-catcher and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rat Catcher
Now there's a pile of dead bodies in a burning safe house outside El Paso. The Rat Catcher has finally slipped up, and a washed-up FBI agent has one last chance to hunt him down before he disappears forever.
Andy Diggle, 2012
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Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-Catcher: After 25 ...
This fascinating volume, penned by one of the UK's foremost rat exterminators, is a cross between a how-to manual and an autobiography. Those with an interest in the dark underbelly of Victorian life will relish this quirky page-turner.
Ike Matthews, 2012
3
Rat-catcher
The elite young SAS team sees action in a South American operation to catch a drug baron, where their individual skills are tested to the max.
Chris Ryan, 2002
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Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-Catcher After 25 ...
FULL REVELATIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL RAT-CATCHER AFTER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. By Ike Matthews. Originally published in Manchester 1898, this rare early work on rat catching and control is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.
Ike Williams, 2005
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Fourteen Rats and a Rat-Catcher
A nice old lady has nasty rats under her floor; and a nice rat family have a nasty old lady living above them. Can there be a compromise?
James Cressey, 1979
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Alpha Force: Rat-Catcher
. . A tense and action-packed adventure in the Alpha force series, from bestselling author and ex-SAS hero Chris Ryan, a man with first-hand experience of real-life operations in the field.
Chris Ryan, 2009
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The Rat Catcher
Rats and humans aren't that far apart from each other in 'The Rat Catcher'.
Aleksandr Terekhov, 2011
8
Tudor Times
A rat-catcher's chant: Rats or mice, have you any rats, mice, polecats or weasels, Or have you any old sows sick of the measles? l can kill them, and l can kill moles , and l can kill vermin That creep up and creep down, and peep into holes!
Tony D. Triggs, 1995
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London Labour and the London Poor: A Cyclopaedia of the ...
The rat catcher's dress is usually a velveteen jacket, strong corduroy trowsers, and laced boots. Kound his shoulder he wears an oil-skin belt, on which are painted the figures of huge rats, with fierce-looking eyes and formidable whiskers .
Henry Mayhew, 1851
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Adventure Guide Germany
The historic old town has several interesting sights, but the famous Rat Catcher is still the main selling point. The Pied Piper or Rat Catcher The Rattenfdnger (Rat Catcher) is one of the most famous German fairy tales. According to the story, ...
Henk Bekker, 2005

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAT-CATCHER»

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Questor share tip: Rat-catcher Rentokil has much to offer
It's been a while since Questor last caught up with rat-catcher Rentokil – almost seven years, in fact. Back then things weren't looking bright for group. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Rise and fall of India's 'untouchable' rat-catcher turned politician …
When Jitan Ram Manjhi, a former rat-catcher from the lowest of India's “untouchable” castes, became chief minister of the eastern state of Bihar last year, it was ... «National Post, Feb 15»
3
One man's rat race: Adventures of a Victoria rat-catcher
Kevin Davie of Pest Tech is full of tales, such as the time he found that rats had been swimming through sewage to get into a house. "I protect people's health ... «Times Colonist, Dec 14»
4
Anyone fancy a job as a rat-catcher? (it's to help the puffins!)
An appeal to find workers to eradicate thousands of bird-eating rats in the Western Isles has attracted interest from all over the world. The RSPB is searching for ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Oct 14»
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Tonbridge cop allegedly attacked by rat-catcher is named
A POLICE constable based in Tonbridge who suffered fractured vertebrae and a fractured thigh when he was mown down in a hit-and-run attack on Saturday ... «courier.co.uk, Jul 14»
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Mysterious rat-catcher of New York is identified as a large weasel
A mysterious dark creature seen stalking a New York neighbourhood has at last been identified. For months, Bronx residents have been reporting sightings of a ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 14»
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Council's plans to charge £43 to send in the rat-catcher and make …
Thousands of families face inflation-busting rises to parking, pest control and waste charges this year, a survey has found. Councils are planning to introduce ... «Daily Mail, Mar 14»
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Britain's chief rat-catcher quits as Rentokil boss
Mr Brown, 57, was one of a trio of managers hired from ICI in 2008 on the ousting of his predecessor Doug Flynn. They were handed an incentive plan ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 13»
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Rat-catcher Larry the cat moves into Number 10 Downing Street
Rat-catcher Larry the cat moves into Number 10 Downing Street. 14:55 ... drive" and enjoyed playing with toy mice, suggesting that he will be a good rat-catcher. «Mirror.co.uk, Feb 11»

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