snatcher

One who snatches, or steals by snatching.

Noun

  1. One who snatches, or steals by snatching.
    • He'd thought it through and decided that he needed a swift reaction team to outsnatch the snatchers. - 2016, Allan Graybyrd, Masi'shen Stranded:

Origin

Etymology tree English snatch Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English snatcher From snatch + -er.

Forms

snatchers

Derived

baby-snatcher bag snatcher body snatcher cradle snatcher crumb snatcher purse snatcher