mouser

Example Sentences

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On Saturday came sad news that Palmerston, a black-and-white cat, once mouser to the Foreign Office and "Diplocat extraordinaire", had passed away in Bermuda where he retired in 2020.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

To me, he was the greatest cat ever, and the greatest mouser ever.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023

He also developed an antagonistic relationship with the Foreign Office’s own mouser, Palmerston, who has since retired from public duty.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2022

But the chief mouser is likely to be more interested in the ongoing turf war between him and his Foreign Office rival, Palmerston.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2019

Her name wasn’t a compliment so much as a joke; as a mouser, she was a calamity.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby