malefactor vs snatcher

snatcher vs malefactor

malefactor and snatcher both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
malefactor	Yes	No	No	No
snatcher	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, snatcher is a hyponym of malefactor; that is, snatcher is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than malefactor:

malefactor: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
snatcher: someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)

Other hyponyms of malefactor include accessary, accessory, arsonist, firebug, incendiary, blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, bootlegger, moonshiner, briber, suborner, coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter, desperado, desperate criminal, fugitive, fugitive from justice, gangster, mobster, highbinder, highjacker, hijacker, goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie, gaolbird, jail bird, jailbird, abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, mafioso, gangster's moll, gun moll, moll, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, parolee, probationer, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater, scofflaw, contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler, stealer, thief, traitor, treasonist, law offender, lawbreaker, violator.

malefactor (noun)	snatcher (noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime	someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
	a thief who grabs and runs

Difference between malefactor and snatcher

Words related to "malefactor"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.