Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person whose job is to kill and remove pests: An exterminator is someone whose occupation involves eliminating troublesome animals, especially rodents and insects, from buildings or areas.
   • A person or thing that destroys completely: More broadly, it can refer to any person or agent that causes the complete destruction or eradication of something.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • We had to call an exterminator to deal with the cockroach infestation in the apartment.
  • The exterminator arrived with traps and safe pesticides.
  • In history, certain diseases acted as the exterminator of entire populations.

Advanced Usage

• "Pest exterminator": A common compound specifying the type of exterminator.
  • She works as a pest exterminator for a local company.

Variants and Related Words

• Exterminate (verb): To destroy completely, to kill all of a group.
  • The goal is to exterminate the termite colony.
• Extermination (noun): The act of exterminating; complete destruction.
  • The extermination of the rats was successful.

Synonyms

• Pest controller: A person who manages or eliminates pests.
• Eradicator: A person or thing that eradicates something.
• Destroyer: One that destroys.

Related Phrases

• Fumigator: A person who uses fumes or gas to exterminate pests. (Note: This is a related but distinct occupation often performed by an exterminator.)
  • The exterminator also served as a fumigator for the bedbug problem.

Noun

1. someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)