snatcher

English

Etymology

From snatch +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ætʃə(ɹ)

Noun

snatcher (plural snatchers)

1. One who snatches, or steals by snatching.
   • 2016, Allan Graybyrd, Masi'shen Stranded:

     He'd thought it through and decided that he needed a swift reaction team to outsnatch the snatchers.

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• → Burmese: စနိုက်ကျော် (ca.nuikkyau)

Anagrams

• chanters, resnatch, stancher, tranches