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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Snatcher

Snatcher \Snatch"er\, n. One who snatches, or takes abruptly.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
snatcher

1570s, agent noun from snatch (v.).

Wiktionary
snatcher

n. one who snatches, or steals by snatching.

WordNet
snatcher
  1. n. a thief who grabs and runs; "a purse snatcher"

  2. someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) [syn: kidnapper, abductor]

Wikipedia
Snatcher (video game)

is a cyberpunk-themed graphic adventure game directed and written by Hideo Kojima and produced by Konami. It was originally released in Japan for the NEC PC-8801 and MSX2 computer platforms in 1988. A CD-ROM-based remake for the PC Engine was released in 1992, which was subsequently localized into English for the Mega CD/Sega CD in 1994 in North America and Europe. The enhanced version was later ported twice more to the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in Japan.

The setting and story of Snatcher is heavily influenced by cyberpunk and science-fiction media, taking place in a large futuristic dystopian city. The story revolves around an investigator named Gillian Seed assigned to investigate a breed of bioroids known as "snatchers", who are killing humans and taking their place in society. Gameplay takes place in a menu-based interface. The player can choose from pre-defined options such as "Look" and "Talk" to interact with the environment and its characters.

Snatcher is widely regarded as groundbreaking for the adventure genre, in that it introduced visual novel characteristics to flesh out a deep back story. Sales outside Japan were poor due to Sega's waning support for the Sega CD, but the game has gained a cult following. The game has spawned a spin-off role-playing game released in Japan titled SD Snatcher, and a radio drama, SDATCHER.

Snatcher

Snatcher may refer to:

  • snatch theft
  • Snatcher (video game), a Japanese video game
  • The Snatcher, a 2014 teen novel about catching a motorbike snatcher by Anthony McGowan
  • Snatcher, a type of Death Eater in the Harry Potter books
  • Snatcher Leo, a character in the video game Pokémon Colosseum
  • "Snatcher", a song composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan, from his album Filmtales (2007)

Usage examples of "snatcher".

What I think happened is the snatchers most probably had three motors and resprayed them, say once a week, hoping to lessen the chances of being noticed.

The crack dealer, the shoplifter, the welfare scammer, the chain snatcher.

Corpses usually rested in rooms such as this until a coffin could be fashioned, Dare knew, to prevent body snatchers from stealing the cadavers and selling them for medical studies.

I took a swat at it, thinking of body snatchers and other podlike creatures with .

There was no other way to force the missile batteries and border defense installations to turn on their secret tracking equipment and thus enable the American signal snatchers to capture the precious electrons.

What I think happened is the snatchers most probably had three motors and resprayed them, say once a week, hoping to lessen the chances of being noticed.

When those snatchers got here, wherever they came from, they had to set up base close to The Evening News 249 Larchmont, but not too close-just the way we said.

All regular snatchers try to make their stuff look like the work of cranks and amateurs.

A bag snatcher who carries a naked knife and uses it on your torso as he snatches?

Apologies were made and regrets were expressed to the tall and athletic young American about the activities of pickpockets and bag snatchers in public places and he was told of the many precautions the airport authorities took to try to curb their thefts from incoming foreigners.

There was an unsurpassed daily and nightly parade of burglars, purse snatchers, dope addicts, drunks, wife beaters, brawlers, pimps, hookers, perverts, and cranks.