dognap
verb (used with object)
to steal (a dog), especially for the purpose of selling it for profit.
dognapper
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a word derived from
dognap.
Example Sentences
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Most stolen dogs are never recovered, but what followed was an improbable effort to crack the identity of the dognapper.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
The post featured a photo of police talking to a family about the dog, including someone who looked like the dognapper in Witherspoon’s doorbell camera footage.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
A few weeks ago, she was on the “Judy Justice” set at Amazon Studios doing what she does best — yelling at a dognapper.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
May said he “did not want to be a scaremonger” and stressed that it was “very rare” for a dognapper to accost an owner while out on a walk with a dog.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2021
“That’s the only light burning on the back of the building. It might be where the dognapper is keeping Duke and Tater. All the other guests probably evacuated.”
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
