snatcher

English Thesaurus

1. someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	captor, capturer,
definition	:	a person who captures and holds people or animals (noun.person)

hypernym	:	criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw,
definition	:	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime (noun.person)

hyponym	:	crimp, crimper,
definition	:	someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers (noun.person)

hyponym	:	seizer, shanghaier,
definition	:	a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship (noun.person)

2. a thief who grabs and runs (noun.person)

hypernym	:	stealer, thief,
definition	:	a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it (noun.person)

3. someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) (noun.person)

derivation	:	abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch,
definition	:	take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom (verb.contact)

4. a thief who grabs and runs (noun.person)

derivation	:	snap, snatch, snatch up,
definition	:	to grasp hastily or eagerly (verb.contact)

5. someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) (noun.person)

derivation	:	abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch,
definition	:	take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom (verb.contact)

6. a thief who grabs and runs (noun.person)

derivation	:	snap, snatch, snatch up,
definition	:	to grasp hastily or eagerly (verb.contact)