mouser

n. 捕鼠动物, 爱探听的人

发音

其它 /ˈmaʊzə(ɹ)/

词形变化

mousers 复数 mousers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    A moustache.

    苏格兰 美国

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

domestic cat housecat

词源

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.

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