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.

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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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