"molecatcher" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈməʊlkatʃə/ [UK] Audio: En-au-molecatcher.ogg Forms: molecatchers [plural]
Etymology: From mole + catcher. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{compound|en|mole|catcher}} mole + catcher Head templates: {{en-noun}} molecatcher (plural molecatchers)
  1. A person who traps and kills moles. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (person who traps and kills moles): Maulwurffänger [masculine] (German), Maulwurffängerin [feminine] (German), fiagaí caochán [masculine] (Irish), talpifanan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), talpihifanan [masculine] (Volapük), talpijifanan [feminine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-molecatcher-en-noun-9Tgd36eM Disambiguation of Occupations: 98 2 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'person who traps and kills moles': 100 0
  2. (slang, now rare, archaic) The vagina. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-molecatcher-en-noun-DGJWVG4a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: molecatching

Inflected forms

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