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exterminator

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈstɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/

The English word “exterminator” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Someone or something that exterminates.
  2. Specifically, a person whose job it is to kill insects and other pests in a building.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exterminātor. By surface analysis, exterminate + -or.

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