Meanings
plural molecatchers
- A person who traps and kills moles.First known use 16th c.
another turn, and we are between excellent meadow-grounds, which lack only a few fat sheep, an old molecatcher and some crows.
1928, Edmund Blunden, Undertones of War, Penguin, published 2010, page 76Synonyms: moler
- archaicslangThe vagina.First known use 19th c.
It means […] a Masterpiece, a Milk Pail, a Moneybox, a Mole Catcher, Molly's Hole, the Mossy Bank, a Thankless Mouth, a Mustard Pot, a Mutton Roast […]
1980, Erica Jong, Fanny
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who traps and kills moles.
Origin
Translations
German Maulwurffänger, Maulwurffängerin
- Maulwurffängerperson who traps and kills moles
- Maulwurffängerinperson who traps and kills moles
Irish fiagaí caochán
- fiagaí caochánperson who traps and kills moles
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molecatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecatcher
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