"snatcher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snatchers [plural]
Rhymes: -ætʃə(ɹ) Etymology: From snatch + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|snatch|er|id2=agent noun}} snatch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} snatcher (plural snatchers)
  1. One who snatches, or steals by snatching. Derived forms: baby-snatcher, bag snatcher, body snatcher, cradle snatcher, crumb snatcher, purse snatcher

Inflected forms

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