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Definition of Exterminator
1. Noun. Someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects).
Generic synonyms: Killer, Slayer
Derivative terms: Eradicate, Exterminate
Definition of Exterminator
1. n. One who, or that which, exterminates.
Definition of Exterminator
1. Noun. Someone or something that exterminates. ¹
2. Noun. Specifically, a person whose job it is to kill insects and other pests in a building. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Exterminator
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Exterminator
Literary usage of Exterminator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Modern Europe: With an Account of the Decline and Fall of the by William Russell (1802)
"The Spaniards suffered so much from his fury, that he acquired the name of the
Exterminator'1. Michael de Baso and Francis ..."
2. Lives and Voyages of Drake, Cavendish, and Dampier: Including an by Christian Isobel Johnstone (1839)
"... the Exterminator—First Expedition of Morgan—Pillage of Puerto del Principe—Storming
of Pono Bello— Heroism of the Spanish Governor—Capture of ..."
3. Two Years in the Jungle: The Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India by William Temple Hornaday (1885)
"Civilization an Exterminator of Savage Races—Stability of the Dyaks.—The Survival
of the Fittest. ..."
4. Annual Record of Science and Industry for 1871-78 by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1875)
"... AND CRICKET Exterminator. An approved remedy for the undue presence of these
insects is prepared by mixing two parts, by weight, of fine flour with four ..."
5. History of the Buccaneers of America by James Burney (1891)
"... and that he there pursued his vengeance with so much ardour as to acquire the
surname of the " Exterminator". One buccaneer of some note was a native of ..."
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