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dog-catcher

dog-catch·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dawg, dog kach-er]
    • /dɔg, dɒg ˈkætʃ ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dawg, dog kach-er]
    • /dɔg, dɒg ˈkætʃ ər/

Definitions of dog-catcher word

  • noun dog-catcher a person employed by a municipal pound, humane society, or the like, to find and impound stray or homeless dogs, cats, etc. 1
  • noun dog-catcher a local official whose job is to catch and impound stray dogs, cats, etc 0

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Origin of dog-catcher

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1825-35; dog + catcher

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dog-catcher

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dog-catcher popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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