Moth-er
//ˈmɒðə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person (especially an entomologist) or animal that catches moths.
"Modern moth-ers use black lights, mercury vapor lamps, and portable generators to saturate the night sky[.]"
Example
More examples"Modern moth-ers use black lights, mercury vapor lamps, and portable generators to saturate the night sky[.]"
Etymology
Coined from moth + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix) by analogy to mouser, with the hyphen kept to avoid confusion with mother (“female parent”).
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