ratcatcher

See also: rat-catcher

English

Alternative forms

• rat-catcher

Etymology

rat +‎ catcher

Noun

ratcatcher (plural ratcatchers)

1. One who catches rats; particularly one who does so professionally.
2. (British) An insult, not widely used nowadays but made popular by William Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet.

Translations

person who catches rats

• Belarusian: пацукалоў m (pacukalóŭ)
• German: Rattenfänger (de) m, Rattenfängerin m
• Polish: szczurołap (pl) m
• Russian: крысоло́в (ru) m (krysolóv)
• Swedish: råttfångare (sv) c
• Volapük: (♂♀) ratifanan, (♂) ratihifanan, (♀) ratijifanan

ratcatcher used as an insult