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
  • There are store cats everywhere that are hanging around, and the store kitties are very friendly.
    Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Directly across from the hotel is the sweet Huntington Park (Collis and Arabella Huntington’s former mansion was located there) and the grand, nearly-century-old Grace Cathedral sits kitty corner.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • In cats, the gene was frequently altered in mammary tumors.
    KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
  • The cat’s out of the bag about this sunny little beach town located just 24 miles from Tampa.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • Gervais has assembled an ensemble cast of felines alongside his main character Gus including Tom Basden, Andrew Brooke, David Earl, Kerry Godliman, Jo Hartley, Diane Morgan, Natalie Cassidy and Tony Way.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 June 2026
  • However, after the feline was pulled out, the curious kitten quickly got stuck in the engine of another nearby vehicle.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Some 446 cats were rescued, plus two kittens born later.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2026
  • The calico kitten was rescued by members of the police department and Chris Knapp from Stever's Garage, an auto service company.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 June 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
  • Officials now are seeing more house cats abandoned on the streets as the price of pet food and veterinary care has skyrocketed since the pandemic, according to Sarai Rivera, founder of My Bella TNR cat rescue in Hartford.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
  • 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
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 24 Jun. 2026.

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