snatcher

2 definitions found

snatcher - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Snatcher \Snatch"er\, n.
     One who snatches, or takes abruptly.
     [1913 Webster]

snatcher - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  snatcher
      n 1: a thief who grabs and runs; "a purse snatcher"
      2: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually
         for ransom) [syn: kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor,
         snatcher]