What does "ferret" mean?

An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

What is a synonym for "ferret"?

Common synonyms include: animal, antelope, ape, argus, armadillo, bar.

//ˈfɛɹɪt// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
2
A tape of silk, cotton, or ribbon, used to tie documents, clothing, etc. or along the edge of fabric. dated
"red tape and green ferret"
3
domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits wordnet
4
A black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes).
5
musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct wordnet

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A diligent searcher. figuratively
"The most challenging documentary discoveries were made by a tenacious archival ferret, Dr Antonio Bertoletti. In 1879 he published his findings in a slim, refreshingly dry volume, Francesco Cenci e la sua Famiglia."

Verb

1
To hunt game with ferrets.
2
search and discover through persistent investigation wordnet
3
To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out. ambitransitive, broadly
"Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him."
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hunt with ferrets wordnet
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hound or harry relentlessly wordnet