snatcher
Americannoun
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someone who snatches a person or thing; a thief or kidnapper.
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someone who entices another person into a relationship, often through manipulative or disloyal means.
Example Sentences
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The simple truth is that after a few weeks of Nadhim Zahawi's fate being the government's oxygen snatcher, the fate of Mr Raab has now taken its place.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2023
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 ● Jan. 1, 2023
“Wait a second, how do we know you’re not an alien body snatcher pretending to be Jimmy!?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
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 ● Feb. 28, 2022
Either way, inside our tight city grid, fire was almost a fact of life, a random but persistent snatcher of homes and hearts.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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