Definitions
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- noun A person who
traps andkills moles .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Lancaster and Clitheroe, the molecatcher of Arundel, Leicestershire, and
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Previously, before Wear Valley Council was swallowed up by Durham County Council, a local molecatcher was tasked with the job and his bill was usually around £30, Mr Shuttleworth said.
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He was, instead, able to conjure 500 magical words about a talking corgi or a female molecatcher or the phenomenon of lawnmower racing.
Media news, UK and world media comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk Roy Greenslade 2010
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He was, instead, able to conjure 500 magical words about a talking corgi or a female molecatcher or the phenomenon of lawnmower racing.
Blogposts | guardian.co.uk Roy Greenslade 2010
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Now it just seems to be a way of saying either "yes we know we have a mole problem and we are trying to do something about it" or "I am a top molecatcher".
FWi - All News 2010
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It seems more likely that the custom of stringing up dead moles comes from the days when the molecatcher was paid by the mole.
FWi - All News 2010
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