Definition
A person whose job is to kill or eliminate pests like insects and rodents from buildings.
Etymology
From Latin 'exterminare' meaning 'to drive out' or 'to destroy,' from 'ex-' (out) and 'terminare' (to set boundaries). Originally meant driving enemies out of territory; now means eliminating unwanted pests.
Kelly Says
The word 'exterminator' originally meant 'one who drives out enemies from bordered land'—a military term that got repurposed for pest control! The same root 'terminus' gives us 'terminal' and 'terminate.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
害虫 አስገደደ
hai-chū as-ge-de-de
ARالعربية
مبيد الآفات
mibid al-aafaat
BNবাংলা
কীটনাশক
kee-t-na-shak
CACatalà
exterminator
eks-ter-mi-na-tor
CSČeština
likvidátor škůdců
lik-vi-da-tor skůd-cu
DADansk
skadedyrsbekæmper
ska-de-dyr-s-be-kae-mper
DEDeutsch
Schädlingsbekämpfer
shäd-lings-bekämpfer
ELΕλληνικά
απολυμαντικός
a-po-ly-ma-n-ti-kos
ESEspañol
exterminador
eks-ter-mi-na-dor
FAفارسی
کنترل کننده حشرات
kon-trol-e-ke ha-sha-rat
FISuomi
tuhoaja
tu-ho-a-ja
FRFrançais
exterminateur
eks-ter-mi-na-tewr
GUGU
કીટનાશક
kee-t-na-shak
HAHA
maganin shanu
ma-ga-nin sha-nu
HIहिन्दी
कीटनाशक
kee-t-na-shak
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengusir hama
pen-goo-sir ha-ma
ITItaliano
esterminator
eks-ter-mi-na-tore
JA日本語
害虫駆除業者
gai-chū ku-jo gyō-sha
KKKK
қорықты азайтушы
qo-ryq-ty a-za-y-tu-shy
KMKM
អ្នកបំពាស់
a-nək ba-m-po-as
KO한국어
해충구제업자
hae-chung gu-je eup-ja
MRMR
कीटनाशक
kee-t-na-shak
MSBahasa Melayu
pengusir serangga
pen-goo-sir ser-angga
MYမြန်မာ
ရှောင်ပျက်
ya-shoun-pyet
NLNederlands
ongediertebestrijder
on-gedi-er-te-best-rij-der
NONorsk
skadedyrsbekjemper
ska-de-dyr-s-be-kje-m-per
PAPA
ਕੀੜੇ ਮਾਰ
kee-r-e ma-ar
PLPolski
dezynfektor
dez-yn-fek-tor
PTPortuguês
exterminador
eks-ter-mi-na-dor
RORomână
exterminator
eks-ter-mi-na-tor
RUРусский
уничтожитель
u-ni-chot-zhi-tel'
SVSvenska
skadedjurbekämpande
ska-de-jur-bekamp-an-de
SWKiswahili
mchimbizi
m-chi-m-b-zi
TAதமிழ்
கரையாக்கி
ka-ra-ya-kki
TEతెలుగు
కీటక నాశకం
kee-ta-ka na-sha-kam
THไทย
กำจัดศัตรู
kam-jat-sa-truu
TLTL
mang-aalis ng peste
mang-a-alis ng pe-ste
TRTürkçe
sürüngen öldürücü
su-ru-ng-en ol-du-ru-cu
UKУкраїнська
знищувач
zni-shu-vach
VITiếng Việt
người diệt côn trùng
nguoi-diet-con-trung
ZUZU
umshayeli wezimpimpi
um-sha-ye-li we-zim-pim-pi