EXTERMINATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exterminator mean? 

• EXTERMINATOR (noun)
  The noun EXTERMINATOR has 1 sense:

1. someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)

  Familiarity information: EXTERMINATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXTERMINATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

eradicator; exterminator; terminator

Hypernyms ("exterminator" is a kind of...):

killer; slayer (someone who causes the death of a person or animal)

Derivation:

exterminate (kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many)