ratcatcher

English

Alternative forms

rat-catcher

Etymology

rat +‎ catcher

Noun

ratcatcher (plural ratcatchers)

One who catches rats; particularly one who does so professionally.
(Britain) An insult, not widely used nowadays but made popular by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet.

Translations

person who catches rats

German: Rattenfänger (de) m, Rattenfängerin m
Russian: крысоло́в (ru) m (krysolóv)

Swedish: råttfångare (sv) c
Volapük: (♂♀) ratifanan, (♂) ratihifanan, (♀) ratijifanan

ratcatcher used as an insult

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