dogcatcher
noun
dogcatcher is spelled D-O-G-C-A-T-C-H-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dogcatcher means “A person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dogcatcher is dogcatchers.
How many letters and syllables are in dogcatcher?
| Letters | 10: D-O-G-C-A-T-C-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dogcatcher?
Dogcatcher appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of dogcatcher
- dogcatchers plural
- dog-catcher
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dogcatcher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSA person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dogcatcher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense catcher of stray dogs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Hundefänger |
| Spanish | perrero |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dogcatcher come from?
From dog + catcher.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).