snatcher
pronunciation
How to pronounce snatcher in British English:
UK [ˈsnætʃə(r)]
How to pronounce snatcher in American English:
US [ˈsnætʃər]
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- Noun:
- a thief who grabs and runs
- someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
Word Origin
- snatcher (n.)
- 1570s, agent noun from snatch (v.).
Example
- 1. I can 't even identify the purse snatcher .
- 2. She thought he was a snatcher .
- 3. I heard the dead kid had a couple of priors as a purse snatcher .
- 4. Did your bodyguard catch the purse snatcher ?
- 5. Watchful snatcher dispatched a batch of combatants to the hatch .