Exterminators

/ɪkˈstɜːrmɪneɪtərz/ noun

people or professionals who kill and eliminate pests such as insects, rodents, or other unwanted animals.

From Latin 'exterminare' meaning 'to drive out or destroy,' from 'ex-' (out) + 'terminus' (boundary). Applied to pest control professionals in the early 1900s.

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