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dogcatcher

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: animal control officer, dog warden

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From dog + catcher.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: hundokaptisto — catcher of stray dogs
  • Finnish: rankkuri — catcher of stray dogs
  • German: Hundefänger — catcher of stray dogs
  • Greek: μπόγιας (bógias) — catcher of stray dogs
  • Hungarian: gyepmester — catcher of stray dogs
  • Hungarian: sintér — catcher of stray dogs
  • Irish: maor madra — catcher of stray dogs
  • Italian: accalappiacani — catcher of stray dogs
  • Macedonian: шинтер (šinter) — catcher of stray dogs
  • Navajo: łééchąąʼí náyiiláhí — catcher of stray dogs
  • Polish: rakarz — catcher of stray dogs
  • Polish: hycel — catcher of stray dogs
  • Romanian: hingher — catcher of stray dogs
  • Russian: соба́чник (sobáčnik) — catcher of stray dogs
  • Spanish: perrero — catcher of stray dogs
  • Yiddish: הינטשלעגער (hintshleger) — catcher of stray dogs