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spiderhunter

spiderhunter

8.8
A person who removes spiders from houses and buildings
  • noun
  • /ˈspaɪdərˌhʌntər/
translation icon : exterminador de arañas
  • After seeing a large spider in the kitchen, she contacted a local spiderhunter for help.

Examples

  • The spiderhunter carefully removed the webs from every corner of the attic.

  • Many spiderhunters are trained in pest control techniques.

  • They called a spiderhunter to deal with the infestation in their basement.

  • The spiderhunter removed the large spider from the living room.

  • They called a spiderhunter to help them remove the spiders from their home.

  • The spiderhunter carefully captured the spider and released it outside.

  • After spotting a web in her bedroom, she hired a spiderhunter to eliminate the problem.

Synonyms

exterminator
vsspiderhunter
42 4.2

A person who removes unwanted insects or small animals from homes and buildings

tends to target eight-legged pests specifically rather than many pest types
terminator
vsspiderhunter
29 6.8

A person who gets rid of pests like rats and insects in buildings

focuses on hunting and removing eight-legged pests rather than general pests

How Professional

spiderhunter
8.8
homeowner
216 2.5

Surface Forms

spiderhunter singular
spiderhunters plural

Morphology

spiderhunter = spider + hunter (transparent) = spider + hunter

Agent-noun compound 'spider' + 'hunter' directly denotes a person who hunts spiders, a composition easily inferred from the parts.

Etymology

Spiderhunter is made of spider and hunter, so it means a person who 'hunts' spiders, like the bird name flycatcher tells us it catches flies. So a spiderhunter is someone you call to find and remove spiders as a job.