Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun snatcher

2 senses of snatcher

Sense 1
snatcher -- (a thief who grabs and runs; "a purse snatcher")
       => thief, stealer -- (a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it)

Sense 2
kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher -- (someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom))
       => criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor -- (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
       => captor, capturer -- (a person who captures and holds people or animals)