exterminator
nounUS /ɪkˈstɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/ · UK /ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪtə/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin exterminātor. By surface analysis, exterminate + -or.
1
Someone or something that exterminates.
2
Specifically, a person whose job it is to kill insects and other pests in a building.
- Derived terms
- exterminatress