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dogcatcher

noun

NAmE//ˈdɔɡˌkætʃər//

, NAmE//ˈdɑɡˌkætʃər//

(becoming old-fashioned) (formal animal control officer)

a person whose job is to catch dogs and cats that are walking freely in the streets and do not seem to have a home

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