catnapper

¹

[ kat-nap-er ]

noun

1. a person who takes catnaps, especially regularly or habitually.

catnapper

²

or cat·nap·er

[ kat-nap-er ]

noun

1. a person who steals cats.

Word History and Origins

Origin of catnapper¹

catnap + -er ¹

Origin of catnapper²

First recorded in 1940–45; cat ( def ) + -nap + -er ¹