snatcher

1. A thief who grabs and runs (synset 110635445)
   "a purse snatcher"
   is a type of: stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
2. Someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) (synset 110250498)
   is a type of:

   • captor, capturer - a person who captures and holds people or animals
   • criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
   subtypes:

   • crimp, crimper - someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
   • seizer, shanghaier - a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship
   same as: abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper

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