noun

exterminator

exterminator, pest controller

We called an exterminator for the cockroaches.

We called an exterminator for the cockroaches.

an exterminator a person whose job is to kill pests We called an exterminator for the cockroaches.

Synonyms: pest controller, fumigator

From the verb 'exterminate' plus the agent suffix '-or', meaning 'a person who exterminates'.

Think of the movie 'The Terminator'. He is someone who 'terminates'. An exterminator is someone who 'exterminates', usually pests.

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