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snatch-thief
snatch-thief n.
Brit. 
/ˈsnatʃθiːf/
, /ˈsnatʃθiːf/U.S. /ˈsnætʃˌθif/
/ˈsnætʃˌθif/ΘΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > by snatching
snatch-thief1887
blagger1938
1887 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 1 May 13/2 Where the bonnet~buyer is there is the pickpocket and snatch-thief also.
1892 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 3 Nov. 3/7 A snatch thief arrested.
1903 19th Cent. Mar. 507 The snatch-thief who relies on his swiftness of foot.
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