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dogcatcher

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Pets
dog·catch·er /ˈdɒɡˌkætʃə $ ˈdɒːɡˌkætʃər/ noun [countable]  BODHPa dog warden 捕狗员〔专职捕捉无主狗的人〕
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dogcatcherShe wanted to hand him a killer, he still wanted to play dogcatcher.This then is recruitment in the mode of the dogcatcher or the lynch mob.
dog·catch·er nounChineseSyllable
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dogcatcher
dogcatcher /ˈdɒɡˌkætʃə $ ˈdɒːɡˌkætʃər/ noun [countable]
a dog warden


dog·catch·erBrE /ˈdɒɡkætʃə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɔːɡkætʃər/ 🔊 (NAmE, becoming old-fashioned) (NAmE, formal ˌanimal conˈtrol officer, BrE ˈdog warden) nouna person whose job is to catch dogs and cats that are walking freely in the streets and do not seem to have a home 捕狗员(负责捕捉街上的流浪猫狗)