ratcatcher

Noun

Meaning

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

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

Examples

Author James McGee used Fulton's experiments in early submarine warfare (against wooden warships) as a major plot element in his novel "Ratcatcher". Source: Internet

Come one, come all to feast on turkey legs, sip a libation, watch “rats” catapulted by Robert The Ratcatcher and browse through over 150 artist and food booths. Source: Internet

Livingstone's translation of Tsvetaeva's "The Ratcatcher" was published as a separate book. Source: Internet

The latter film generated interested in other "regional" productions, including the Scottish films Small Faces (1996), Ratcatcher (1999) and My Name Is Joe (1998). Source: Internet

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