Hunters by game

person who catches fugitives for a monetary reward

thumb|Jack Black (rat catcher)|Jack Black, rat-catcher, 1851 A rat-catcher is a person who kills or captures rats as a professional form of pest control. Keeping the rat population under control was practiced in Europe to prevent the spread of diseases, most notoriously the Black Death, and to prevent damage to food supplies. In modern developed countries, such a professional is otherwise known as a pest control operative or pest exterminator.

character in folklore and fiction who specializes in finding and destroying vampires

thumb|A captured mole A molecatcher is a person who traps or kills moles in places where they are considered a nuisance to crops, lawns, sportsfields or gardens.