purse snatcher

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• purse-snatcher — purseˈ snatcher noun • • • Main Entry: ↑purse …   Useful english dictionary

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• purse — (n.) O.E. pursa little bag made of leather, from M.L. bursa purse (Cf. O.Fr. borse, 12c., Fr. bourse), from L.L., variant of byrsa hide, from Gk. byrsa hide, leather. Change of b to p perhaps by infl. of O.E. pusa, O.N. posi …   Etymology dictionary

• snatcher — noun 1. a thief who grabs and runs a purse snatcher • Derivationally related forms: ↑snatch • Hypernyms: ↑thief, ↑stealer 2. someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• purse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (esp. BrE) for carrying money ADJECTIVE ▪ leather ▪ change (AmE) VERB + PURSE ▪ open ▪ snatch …   Collocations dictionary

• snatcher — noun Snatcher is used after these nouns: ↑purse …   Collocations dictionary

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• take — I. verb (took; taken; taking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka; akin to Middle Dutch taken to take Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to get into one s hands or into one s possession, power, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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