snatcher

snatcher

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English snatch
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English snatcher

    From snatch + -er.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ætʃə(ɹ)

    Noun

    snatcher (plural snatchers)

    1. One who snatches, or steals by snatching.
      • 2016, Allan Graybyrd, Masi'shen Stranded:
        He'd thought it through and decided that he needed a swift reaction team to outsnatch the snatchers.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Burmese: စနိုက်ကျော် (ca.nuikkyau)

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