nabber


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nab

 (năb)
tr.v. nabbed, nab·bing, nabs Informal
1. To seize (a fugitive or wrongdoer); arrest.
2. To grab; snatch.
[Perhaps variant of dialectal nap, to seize, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
nab′ber n.

NAB

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nabber

(ˈnæbə)
n
a person who nabs someone or something
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