moth-er

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moth-er

/ˈmɒðə/ UK
/ˈmɒθə/ UK
/ˈmɔðɚ/ US
/ˈmɔθɚ/ US
/ˈmɑðɚ/ cot caught merger
/ˈmɑθɚ/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒðə(ɹ), -ɒθə(ɹ)

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Coined from moth + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix) by analogy to mouser, with the hyphen kept to avoid confusion with mother (“female parent”).

noun moth-ers · mother

A person (especially an entomologist) or animal that catches moths. Modern moth-ers use black lights, mercury vapor lamps, and portable generators to saturate the night sky[.]

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@misc{moth_er_2026,
  title = {moth-er},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moth-er},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}