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Snatcher

One who snatches, or takes abruptly.

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Broader term 8

Captor 76% connected

One who captures any person or thing, as a prisoner or a prize.

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Criminal 76% connected

Guilty of crime or sin.

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Crook 76% connected

A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.

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Felon 76% connected

A person who has committed a felony.

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Malefactor 76% connected

An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.

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Outlaw 76% connected

A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.

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Stealer 76% connected

One who steals; a thief.

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Thief 76% connected

One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft.

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Crimp 76% connected

To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the…

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Crimper 76% connected

One who, or that which, crimps

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Seizer 76% connected

One who, or that which, seizes.

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Snatch 74% connected

To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.

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Snatch 74% connected

To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.

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Synonym 3

Abductor 92% connected

One who abducts.

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Kidnaper 92% connected

Alt. of Kidnapper

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Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Kidnapper 92% connected

One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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