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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a thief who grabs and runs;
- Example: "a purse snatcher"

2. someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom);
[syn: kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]