English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

mouser

0 synonyms and 0 antonyms for mouser, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Noun — A cat that catches mice, kept specifically for the purpose.

We haven't recorded synonyms for mouser yet. You can still read its full definition, where it comes from, or words that rhyme with it.

Etymology

From Middle English mousere (“a hunter of mice”), equivalent to mouse + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix). The “moustache” sense is apparently an extended usage (i.e., a cat’s whiskers, jocularly transferred to human beings), possibly with influence from moustache.

Full origin of mouser →

Nearby words

← Back to the full definition of mouser
Synonyms and antonyms from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.