Varment (Noun)
Meaning
Any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The farmer lost several sheep to a pesky varment that had been raiding his flock.
- The varment control service was called in to deal with the fox that was causing trouble in the neighborhood.
- A varment caught in a trap is often a raccoon or an opossum.
- The hunters went out to hunt the varment that had been stalking their campsite.
- The varment was thought to be a large coyote that had been spotted roaming the outskirts of town.