Associations to the word «Ratcatcher»

Wiktionary

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

Wise words

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