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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Witherspoon pleaded with the dognapper, texting that her daughter relied on Avery, but the napper texted back “ha ha.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
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
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
Is a journalist committing libel if he falsely reports that a known traitor like Benedict Arnold is also a shoplifter, or a notorious mobster like John J. Gotti a dognapper?
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2014
“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
