# exterminator

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪkˈstɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/ · frequency rank #47,613

## Definitions
1. Someone or something that exterminates.
2. Specifically, a person whose job it is to kill insects and other pests in a building.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin exterminātor. By surface analysis, exterminate + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **exterminate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exterminate-vs-exterminator)
- **extermination** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extermination-vs-exterminator)

## Common misspellings (18)
`etxerminator`, `exetrminator`, `extemrinator`, `exterimnator`, `extermiantor`, `exterminaotr`, `exterminatorr`, `exterminatro`, `exterminattor`, `exterminnator`, `extermintaor`, `extermminator`, `extermniator`, `exterrminator`, `extreminator`, `extterminator`, `exxterminator`, `xeterminator`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exterminator