Dogcatchers

/ˈdɔɡˌkætʃərz/ noun

Definition

Plural of dogcatcher; multiple officials employed to capture and impound stray dogs in urban areas.

Etymology

Plural of 'dogcatcher' formed by adding '-s.' As cities grew larger, multiple dogcatchers were needed to handle increasing stray populations.

Kelly Says

The profession of dogcatcher became iconic in American comedy and literature—characters like the dogcatcher in 'The Andy Griffith Show' represented small-town authority figures of modest importance.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንጶት ማሰል
en-ch-it ma-se-l
ARالعربية
صياد الكلاب
sayyad al-kalab
BNবাংলা
কুকুর ধরনকারী
ku-kur dhor-na-ka-ree
CACatalà
caçadors de gossos
ka-tsa-dors de go-ssos
CSČeština
chytci psů
chyt-tsi p-soo
DADansk
hundelov
hun-del-ov
DEDeutsch
Hundefänger
hún-də-fän-gər
ELΕλληνικά
κυνηγοί σκύλων
ky-nee-goi skylon
ESEspañol
cuidadores de perros
kwee-dah-reh-dehs deh peh-rohss
FAفارسی
گربه‌گیران
gar-be-ge-ra-n
FISuomi
koirapyytäjä
koi-ra-pyytäjä
FRFrançais
chasseurs de chiens
sha-syr deh sheen
GUGU
કુતરાના શિકારી
ku-tra-na shi-ka-ree
HAHA
masu garkuwa kifi
ma-su gar-ku-wa ki-fi
HEעברית
ציידי כלבים
tzay-dee k-la-vim
HIहिन्दी
कुत्ते पकड़ने वाले
kut-te pak-ar-ne wa-le
HUMagyar
kutyavadászok
ku-ty-va-das-zok
IDBahasa Indonesia
penangkap anjing
pen-an-kap an-jong
IGIG
onye na-akwa ńkụ
o-nye na-a-kwa ń-ku
ITItaliano
cacciatori di cani
kat-chi-a-to-ree dee ka-nee
JA日本語
犬捕り
ken-tori
KKKK
күректі атылма
ky-re-kt-i a-ty-l-ma
KMKM
ប្រពន្ធ ស្វា
bra-pov-n-th sw-a
KO한국어
개잡이
gae-jap-i
MSBahasa Melayu
penangkap anjing
pen-an-kap an-jong
MYမြန်မာ
သားစားတော်
tha-sa-sa-taw
NLNederlands
hondenvangers
hon-den-van-gers
NONorsk
hundesjegere
hun-des-ye-ge-re
PAPA
ਕੁ ttਰੇ ਸ਼િકਾਰੀ
ku-t-tre shi-ka-ree
PLPolski
łowcy psów
w-ots-tsi psow
PTPortuguês
cuidadores de cães
kwee-dah-reh-dehs deh sah-õs
RORomână
vânătorii de câini
va-na-to-ree deh k-ay-nee
RUРусский
ловцы собак
lov-tsy so-bak
SVSvenska
hundfångare
hunds-fän-ga-re
SWKiswahili
wataalamu wa mbwa
wa-ta-a-la-mu wa m-bwa
TAதமிழ்
நாய்களைப் பிடிப்பவர்கள்
naay-klai-yap pid-dip-pa-var-gal
TEతెలుగు
కేటకాలు పట్టుకునేవారు
ke-ta-ka-lu pat-tu-ku-ne va-ru
THไทย
คนล่าสุนัข
kon laa sunak
TLTL
mga taga-huli ng aso
mga ta-ga-hoo-li ng a-so
TRTürkçe
köpek avcıları
kö-pek av-cı-la-rı
UKУкраїнська
ловці собак
lov-tzi so-bak
URاردو
کُتّے پکڑنے والے
kut-tay pak-r-ne wa-lay
VITiếng Việt
người bắt chó
ngoo-ee bat-cho
YOYO
ọ̀mọ́ ẹ̀kùn
o-mo-ẹ-kun
ZH中文
捕捉狗的人
po-chu-gou de ren
ZUZU
abantu abakwa izilwane
a-ban-too a-ba-k-wa i-zi-l-wa-ne

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