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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

He started out as an exterminator in New York City and has spent his life immersed in rats.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

But his second act as humanitarian, house builder, Guinea worm exterminator and Nobel Peace Prize winner was a portrait of perseverance and grace.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 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

By that time, Mr. Guareschi, who had heard all the screaming, was trying to get the exterminator to go inside the tennis courts to catch the rats.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

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"The Exterminator" by Kirsten Weir

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