Used in a Sentence

snatcher

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for snatcher.

Editorial note

Like a purse snatcher steals a total of $200 and buys lottery tickets making their proceeds worth $40k.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

One who snatches, or steals by snatching.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of snatcher gathered in one view.

noun

One who snatches, or steals by snatching.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for snatcher.

Example sentences

1

Like a purse snatcher steals a total of $200 and buys lottery tickets making their proceeds worth $40k.

2

The police came by and just laughed, ya, you don't want to be a purse snatcher in China.

3

I mean, it's not that hard for a snatcher to take their phone.

4

Police track them, raid their meeting point, and proclaim this glorious bust with 67 arrests related to the nefarious criminal snatcher ring.

5

I'm pretty sure Kojima directed Metal Gear before Snatcher (and worked on various other Konami games before that).

6

I live in Arlington, VA where I once saw a purse snatcher being chased by 5 cops.

7

I was on a jury where the purse snatcher was followed by various cameras until he got on a bus.

8

Finally we had Margaret Thatcher, famously the 'milk snatcher', for stopping free school milk.

9

And Snatcher was a PC-88 game, not a PC-98 game.

10

So… most likely the fry snatcher is at it again.

11

Don’t expect reasonable behavior from a phone snatcher.

12

That would maybe some domain snatcher very lucky.

Quote examples

1

An example where higher color depth can ruin the visuals is "Snatcher" by Kojima.

2

Because gun owners fetishize home defense, aka the "you wake up to smashed glass in the middle of the night" scenario, confronting an armed murderer/robber/rapist/child snatcher.

3

Could have been titled, "Neil Armstrong purse snatcher."

4

This is a “we should fix this policy default” problem, not a “body snatcher vanishes organs” problem.

Proper noun examples

1

The Brit ex prime minister Rishi Sunak was described as a 'jumped up milk monitor' and when (in the 1970s) Margaret Thatcher as education secretary (minister) cancelled the school milk programme, she was reviled as 'Thatcher Thatcher Milk Snatcher'.

2

Policenauts; Snatcher; Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake; Metal Gear Solid; Escape from Monkey Island; Deus Ex; System Shock 1 and 2 There are loads of them.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use snatcher in a sentence?

Like a purse snatcher steals a total of $200 and buys lottery tickets making their proceeds worth $40k.

What does snatcher mean?

One who snatches, or steals by snatching.

What part of speech is snatcher?

snatcher is commonly used as noun.