English Explanatory Dictionary

exterminator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone or something that exterminates.
  2. Specifically, a person whose job it is to kill insects and other pests in a building.

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈstɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/ /ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪtə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-exterminator.wav

Word forms

exterminator exterminators

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exterminātor. By surface analysis, exterminate + -or.

Derived words

exterminatress
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