dogcatcher

[ dawg-kach-er, dog- ]

/ ˈdɔgˌkætʃ ər, ˈdɒg- /

a person employed by a municipal pound, humane society, or the like, to find and impound stray or homeless dogs, cats, etc.

Origin of dogcatcher

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; dog + catcher

dog-whistle, dogbane, dogbane family, dogberry, dogcart, dogcatcher, dogdom, doge, dogey, dogface, dogfight

At last one bright day in summer he was flung into the dark cabin of the dog-catcher's dirty boat, and no more was seen of him.

Harper's Young People, May 17, 1881 |Various
He's just naturally mean and cranky, and when he found Grit wandering about the street he probably notified a dog-catcher.

Dick Hamilton's Football Team |Howard R. Garis
Its visible inhabitants would have astounded a census-taker or a dog-catcher.

Watched by Wild Animals |Enos A. Mills
To Miss Clementinas mind the dog-catcher suggested awful possibilities.

Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 |Various

There is a perfect water system, fire-brigade with fire stations where the firemen sleep, police, and a dog-catcher.

The Last Spike |Cy Warman

dog-catcher

mainly US and Canadian a local official whose job is to catch and impound stray dogs, cats, etc