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exterminator

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ex·ter·mi·na·tor  (k-stûrm-ntr)
n.
One that exterminates, especially one whose occupation is the extermination of vermin.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.exterminatorexterminator - someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
killer, slayer - someone who causes the death of a person or animal
Translations
exterminator [eksˈtɜːmɪneɪtəʳ] N (US) → exterminador m de plagas
exterminator [ɪkˈstɜːrmɪneɪtər] n [pests] → dératiseur m
exterminator
n (= person: of rats etc, pests) → Kammerjäger(in) m(f); (= poison etc)Vernichtungsmittel nt
exterminator [ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪtəʳ] naddetto/a alla disinfestazione
exterminator [ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪtəʳ] naddetto/a alla disinfestazione


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But along the way, he and the colony must survive a persistent exterminator (Paul Giamatti).
Rats: you have to loathe them if you're a city dweller; yet author Robdert Sullivan does just the opposite: he spent a year investigating a rat-infested alley just a few blocks from wall street, getting to know its habits, the efforts of exterminators, and others involved in the wild city rat's life.
Though some prairie dog exterminators enjoy the "thrill" of blasting the critters to pieces (see "Open Season on Varmints," cover story, July/August 2004), others choose less-bloody methods to "manage" populations.
 
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