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Snatcher

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snatch  (snch)
v. snatched, snatch·ing, snatch·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly.
b. Sports To raise (a weight) in one quick, uninterrupted motion from the floor to a position over the lifter's head.
2. To grasp or seize illicitly.
v.intr.
To make grasping or seizing motions: snatched at the lamp cord.
n.
1. The act of snatching; a quick grasp or grab.
2. A brief period of time: "At the end we preferred to travel all night,/Sleeping in snatches" T.S. Eliot.
3. A small amount; a bit or fragment: a snatch of dialogue.
4. Slang A kidnapping.
5. Sports A lift in weightlifting in which the weight is raised in one uninterrupted motion from the floor to a position over the lifter's head.
6. Vulgar Slang The vulva.

[Middle English snacchen.]

snatcher n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.snatcher - a thief who grabs and runs; "a purse snatcher"
stealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
2.Snatchersnatcher - someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
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
crimper, crimp - 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

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But Crumb- snatcher was fighting to avenge his dead comrades, and hit Leeky before he reached the land; and he fell forward at the blow and his soul went down to Hades.
 
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