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exterminator

[ik-stur-muh-ney-ter] / ɪkˈstɜr məˌneɪ tər /
NOUN
destroyer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bomber
STRONG
Cancer annihilator assassin chemotherapy despoiler eradicator executioner firebrand iconoclast pillager poison radiation savage slaughterer vandal wrecker
WEAK
demolisher ransacker
Antonyms
WEAK
author creator restorer
NOUN
killer
Synonyms
STRONG
assassin butcher executioner hunter slayer
WEAK
cut-throat gunman/woman gunperson hit man hit person hit woman

Example Sentences

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The second reports calling in a professional exterminator, but after a week or two the mice returned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The department also said that its own inspection this week did not reveal any black worms, and that the jail maintains a contract with an exterminator.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

While the war on rats has no end in sight, the exterminator Edwards said we can learn a lot from their resilience.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

"I've got an exterminator coming in tomorrow to do another set of sprays," he told the BBC on Friday.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023

She said maybe an exterminator came and took care of them in 2004.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

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"The Exterminator" by Kirsten Weir

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