Definition of "dogcatcher" [dogcatcher]

• A dog officer. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "A friend, a serious writer and reader of this blog, is now working on some tales of her life as an Animal Control Officer "dogcatcher" in a big city."
• "Suddenly, it didn’t matter whether we would be late for dinner, or whether someone would call the dogcatcher before we could lasso the dog."
• "Caught in the middle are Anthony, a kindhearted, lovesick dogcatcher, and the object of his affection: a female werewolf who has abandoned her pack."