noun
Meaning 1
One who snatches, or steals by snatching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
snatcher
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rhymes with -ætʃə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: S N AE1 CH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: captor, capturer, criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
Narrower terms: crimp, crimper, shanghaier, seizer
noun
Meaning 3
a thief who grabs and runs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a purse snatcher
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thief, stealer
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English snatch Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English snatcher From snatch + -er.