snatcher

American  

[snach-er] / ˈsnætʃ ər /

noun

1. someone who snatches a person or thing; a thief or kidnapper.

2. someone who entices another person into a relationship, often through manipulative or disloyal means.

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Example Sentences

The officers are then called to look for another potential snatcher seen in the area.

From BBC

Vicaria’s genius inspires the neighborhood kids to christen her “mad scientist” and later, “body snatcher,” for she labors under the conviction that “death is a disease.”

From New York Times

Beneath that top story was the news of a halt to some bombings in Vietnam, division over school busing in Prince George’s County and the story of a local man killed fighting a purse snatcher.

From Washington Post

Wait a second, how do we know you’re not an alien body snatcher pretending to be Jimmy!?

From Los Angeles Times

Despite watching hours of speedruns and Let’s Plays before attempting Bloodborne on my own, I still felt the weirdly pleasing mix of horror, shock, and dread getting got by a snatcher for the first time.

From The Verge