snatcher

ˈsnætʃər

Definition

Definition of snatcher - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

thief

Rare

person who grabs something suddenly and forcefully

Rare

The snatcher grabbed her purse and ran away..

robber

thief

kidnapper

Rare

person who unlawfully detains a victim

Rare

The snatcher demanded ransom for the hostage.

abductor

kidnapper

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Expressions with snatcher

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cradle snatcher

person dating much younger people

Everyone called him a cradle snatcher for dating her.

bag snatcher

person who steals bags from people

The bag snatcher ran away with her purse.

baby snatcher

person who unlawfully takes a baby

The police arrested the baby snatcher at the park.

purse snatcher

thief who steals a handbag from someone

The purse snatcher ran away with her bag.

body snatcher

person stealing bodies from graves

The body snatcher was caught near the cemetery.

Origin of snatcher

English, snatch (to seize quickly) + -er (one who does)

Terms with snatcher included in their meaning

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Burke

crime

Irish murderer and body snatcher from the 19th century

Examples of snatcher in a sentence

A snatcher took his phone on the subway.
The snatcher was caught by the police after a chase.
Parents were warned about a snatcher in the neighborhood.

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French:voleur, enleveur, ...
German:Dieb, Entführer, ...
Italian:ladro, rapitore, ...
Spanish:ladrón, secuestrador, ...
Portuguese:ladrão, sequestrador, ...
Chinese:抢夺者, 绑匪, ...
Japanese:ひったくり, 誘拐犯, ...
Arabic:خاطِف, مُخْتَطِف, ...
Hebrew:גַּנָּב, שׁוֹבֶה, ...
Russian:грабитель, похититель, ...
Ukrainian:грабіжник, злодій, ...
Hindi:चोर, अपहरणकर्ता, ...
Bengali:ছিনতাইকারী, অপহরণকারী, ...
Catalan:lladre, segrestador, ...
Czech:vytrhávač, únosce, ...
Danish:tyv, kidnapper, ...
Dutch:tasjesdief, ontvoerder, ...
Greek:κλέφτης, απαγωγέας, ...
Hungarian:rabló, emberrabló, ...
Khmer:ចោរឆក់, ជនចាប់ជំរិត, ...
Korean:날치기, 유괴범, ...
Persian:قاپ زن, آدم‌ربا, ...
Polish:złodziej, porywacz, ...
Portuguese (BR):ladrão, sequestrador, ...
Romanian:hoț, răpitor, ...
Swedish:tjuv, kidnappare, ...
Thai:โจร, ผู้ลักพาตัว, ...
Turkish:kapkaççı, kaçıran, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ cướp giật, kẻ bắt cóc, ...

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Definition of snatcher - Reverso English Dictionary

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