ratcatcher
nounEtymology From rat + catcher.
1
One who catches rats; particularly one who does so professionally.
2
UK An insult, not widely used nowadays but made popular by William Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet.
noun — 2 senses
Etymology From rat + catcher.
One who catches rats; particularly one who does so professionally.
UK An insult, not widely used nowadays but made popular by William Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet.
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