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ex⋅ter⋅mi⋅na⋅tor

[ik-stur-muh-ney-ter]
–noun
1. a person or thing that exterminates.
2. a person or business establishment specializing in the elimination of vermin, insects, etc., from a building, apartment, etc., esp. by the controlled application of toxic chemicals.

Origin:
1605–15; < LL exterminātor. See extermine, -ator
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ex·ter·mi·na·tor   (ĭk-stûr'mə-nā'tər)   
n.  One that exterminates, especially one whose occupation is the extermination of vermin.
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