Usage examples (8)

• Verb (used with object) : to ferret rabbits from their burrows; to ferret out enemies. ,to ferret a field. ,to ferret out the facts. ,His problems...
• Mention the word ferreter and most people imagine a clandestine character with animals stuffed down his trousers.
• A hardware store in Mexico is called a ferreteréa.
• While this image may have been accurate 20 years ago, these days a ferreter is as likely to be an office worker with ferrets that double as pets.