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 , kidnapper , kidnaper , kidnaper , abductor , abductor ]

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