"dogcatcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dogcatchers [plural]
Etymology: dog + catcher Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{compound|en|dog|catcher}} dog + catcher Head templates: {{en-noun}} dogcatcher (plural dogcatchers)
  1. A person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs. Wikipedia link: dogcatcher Categories (topical): Animal welfare, Occupations, People Synonyms: animal control officer, dog warden, dog-catcher Derived forms: dogcatching, could not get elected dogcatcher Related terms: dog pound Translations (catcher of stray dogs): hundokaptisto (Esperanto), rankkuri (Finnish), Hundefänger [masculine] (German), μπόγιας (bógias) [masculine] (Greek), gyepmester (Hungarian), sintér (Hungarian), accalappiacani [masculine] (Italian), шинтер (šinter) [masculine] (Macedonian), łééchąąʼí náyiiláhí (Navajo), hingher [masculine] (Romanian), соба́чник (sobáčnik) [masculine] (Russian), perrero [masculine] (Spanish), הינטשלעגער (hintshleger) [masculine] (Yiddish)

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