snatcher
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- noun
- /ˈsnætʃər/
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ladrón
- Purse snatchers are everywhere!
- purse snatcher
Examples
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- We apprehended the purse snatcher.
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Look, I appreciate your enthusiasm but this is not like chasing a purse-snatcher.
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Used to be a purse-snatcher around the market.
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I chased a purse snatcher once.
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"A purse snatcher," she said, before Antoinette had even opened her mouth.
Fiction book (1995) -
She was used to city living, to potholes and purse snatchers, parking tickets and double locks.
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A purse snatcher grabbed a woman's handbag and ran away before she could react.
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The police warned the public about a notorious snatcher who had been targeting unsuspecting shoppers.
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During the busy holiday season, purse snatchers are particularly active in crowded areas.
Synonyms
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A person who takes someone else's things without permission
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A person who takes things that belong to others without permission
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A person who steals small things without using force
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A person who quickly steals things by grabbing them and running away
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A person or group that arrives suddenly to take advantage and buy things quickly
A person who steals things secretly
Compounds
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A person who steals dead bodies from graves to sell to medical schools for study
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Snatcher comes from the verb snatch, which means 'to grab quickly'. The ending -er means 'a person who does something', so a snatcher is someone who grabs things fast and runs away.