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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ratcatcher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
rat-catch-er
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who catches rats; particularly one who does so professionally.

noun

An insult, not widely used nowadays but made popular by William Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet.

British usage

Etymology

From rat + catcher.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ratcatchers (plural) rat-catcher (alternative)

Questions

What does ratcatcher mean?
One who catches rats; particularly one who does so professionally.
Where does ratcatcher come from?
From rat + catcher.

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