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exterminator

/ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪtə/US/ɪkˈstɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/

exterminator noun: someone or something that exterminates.

Noun

exterminator (plural exterminators)

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

Forms of exterminator

pluralexterminators

Plural of exterminator: exterminators

Origin of exterminator

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

Words formed from exterminator

Questions about exterminator

What does exterminator mean?
Exterminator means someone or something that exterminates.
What part of speech is exterminator?
Exterminator is a noun.
How do you pronounce exterminator?
Exterminator is pronounced /ɪkˈstɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of exterminator?
The plural of exterminator is exterminators.

Words near exterminator in the dictionary

  1. exterminationism
  2. exterminationist
  3. exterminationists
  4. exterminations
  5. exterminative
  6. exterminator
  7. exterminators
  8. exterminatory
  9. exterminatress
  10. exterminatresses
  11. exterminatrices

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