snatcher

[Eng.snatch, v.; -er.] 1. One who snatches; one who seizes suddenly or abruptly; a pilferer. [SNATCH, V. , B. 2.] "We do not mean the coursing snatchers only, But fear the main intendment of the Scot." Shakesp.: Henry V., 1. 2. *2. ( Pl.): A book-name for the Raptores (q. v.). snatch'-ing, pr. par. or a. [SNATCH, V.] snătch-ing-lý, adv. [Eng. snatching; -ly.] By snatching; hastily, abruptly. *snatch-ỹ, a . [Eng. snatch; -y.] Consisting of or made up of snatches or sudden starts or fits. snath, snāthe, s. [A. S. snad , from snidhan =to cut.] The helve of a scythe; a sneath. "There crooked snaths of flexile sallow make, Or of tough ash the fork-stale and the rake." Scott : Amabean Eclogue , 2.