ferret Definition

ferret
noun

1. A small, half-tame, albino type of polecat, used for driving rabbits and rats from their holes.
2. An inquisitive and persistent investigator.

verb

tr & intr
ferreted, ferreting
1. To hunt (rabbits, etc) with a ferret.

Derivative: ferreter
noun

Someone who ferrets.

Derivative: ferrety
adj

Like a ferret.

Etymology: 14c: from French furet, from Latin fur thief.

Phrasal Verb: ferret about or around

To search busily; to rummage.

Phrasal Verb: ferret something out

To drive (an animal, etc) out of a hiding place.To find it out through persistent investigation.