Meanings
noundogcatcher (plural dogcatchers)
plural dogcatchers · alternative dog-catcher
- CanadaUSA person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs.
Synonyms: animal control officer, dog warden, dog warden
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs.
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Origin
Translations
Esperanto hundokaptisto
- hundokaptistocatcher of stray dogs
Finnish rankkuri
- rankkuricatcher of stray dogs
German Hundefänger
- Hundefängercatcher of stray dogs
Greek μπόγιας
- μπόγιας (bógias)catcher of stray dogs
Hungarian gyepmester, sintér
- gyepmestercatcher of stray dogs
- sintércatcher of stray dogs
Irish maor madra
- maor madracatcher of stray dogs
Italian accalappiacani
- accalappiacanicatcher of stray dogs
Polish rakarz, hycel
- rakarzcatcher of stray dogs
- hycelcatcher of stray dogs
Romanian hingher
- hinghercatcher of stray dogs
Russian соба́чник
- соба́чник (sobáčnik)catcher of stray dogs
Spanish perrero
- perrerocatcher of stray dogs
Yiddish הינטשלעגער
- הינטשלעגער (hintshleger)catcher of stray dogs
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APA
dogcatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogcatcher
MLA
“dogcatcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogcatcher. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dogcatcher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dogcatcher.
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