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
  • People of all kinds loved that show, from football jocks to kitty nanas.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 May 2026
  • Designs can even include cat trees and kitty hammocks.
    Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Most infections actually come from food, not cats.
    Dr. Megan Yanny, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • Participants, who paid a $75 registration fee, received a white dress, a platinum-blond wig, cat-eye sunglasses, and a martini glass to complete the iconic look.
    Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Free-roaming felines kill 2 billion birds a year in America.
    Bruce M. Beehler, Washington Post, 26 May 2026
  • Midtown Sacramento resident Alex Simphoukham is showing how his pet cat Smino is challenging world record long jump numbers for felines.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • So, this kitten was at our door.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
  • Two days later, a male kitten around six months old was fatally struck on Las Virgenes Road between Mulholland and Lost Hills Road in Calabasas.
    City News Service, Daily News, 29 May 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
  • For animal lovers, there’s a house cat that wanders the property, and morning walks may include up-close encounters with Highland cows or a free-roaming peacock.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 7 May 2026
  • There was a time when Lee would’ve been more averse to getting wet than a house cat.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 Apr. 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 6 Jun. 2026.

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