mouser

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Recent Examples of mouser Bishop herself appears in the belly of an especially large robot that very vaguely resembles a mouser with arms and feels a lot like a hint at Krang, the evil brain from Dimension X that terrorized the Turtles in the 1987 cartoon series. Wes Davis, The Verge, 9 June 2024 Aoshima, after all, hadn’t always been a cat island; once, it had been populated mostly by people, fishermen, who brought the cats over to work as mousers. Hanya Yanagihara Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 10 May 2023 Though cats had been employed as chief mousers for centuries, Larry was the first to be given the official title. Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2023 Koudounaris learned of an army tomcat named the Colonel, for example, who was stationed at San Francisco’s Presidio in the 1890s and was said to be the best mouser the army ever had. Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2020 This cat, the man remarks, may make a good mouser. Rebecca Curtis, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020 The 12-year-old tabby is the government’s official chief mouser to the Cabinet Office. Washington Post, 24 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouser
Noun
  • Comfy, cozy kitties One of the simplest ways to keep your cat warm in winter is to add blankets to their bed or favorite napping spot.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The animal shelter a couple of miles away put out the call for dog food, cat food, kitty litter, and puppy pads—puppy pads because, get this, some immigrants are too afraid to walk their dogs and so the dogs must relieve themselves inside the house.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Webbing from grand facades were narrow streets where cats sunned in doorways and artisans claimed corners for their craft, unfolding a space of inclusive second chances.
    Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Expert skiers should head to Mount Bohemia, an advanced-only ski area with challenging slopes and off-piste cat-skiing.
    Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • My daughter has only ever known a life of litter boxes, fuzzy mice, and the inconsistent affection of our three moody felines.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026
  • At the base of the terraces were sculpture gardens featuring Fernando Botero’s chubby bronze feline, El Gato, and Ji Yong-Ho’s black Lion, assembled from recycled tires.
    Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Skunks can give birth to up to 15 kittens, which are born blind and hairless.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The nonprofit is a free-roaming shelter that has cared for homeless cats and kittens in the Denver area for over 35 years.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Democracy is a tiger, not a pussycat.
    Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Neckties and pussycat bows remain a Bella Freud signature, and Ruspoli also helped Freud secure her first clothing commission—by introducing her to his friend Keith Richards.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And, like most native birds and mammals, marmots are on the menu of house cats, too.
    Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The real star of the show is, of course, Battle Cat, the giant green armored tiger whose alias is Cringer, Prince Adam’s wimp of a house cat.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Soon a second cat show was organized, this time permitting working men and women to enter their moggies for display.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Trucker reunited with cat A US trucker was reunited with his cat after the moggy fled from his vehicle during a pit stop at a truck stop in Nevada.
    Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK, theweek, 9 Jan. 2024

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“Mouser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouser. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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