nabber
nab
To catch and arrest someone. Often used in passive constructions. We'll be able to nab the perpetrator as soon as we have an eyewitness to the crime. I heard the serial killer was finally nabbed last night.
nabber
A thief. Used after another noun to indicate what the thief stole or some characteristic about the thief. Police are now on the lookout for the lawn-ornament nabber after a third house was hit last night. The pig nabber turned out to be a neighbor of the farmer, a mere boy of 15 who claims he was just having a bit of fun.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
nab
(næb)1. tv. to arrest someone. (see also nabbed.) I knew they would nab him sooner or later.
2. and nabber n. a police officer; a cop. There’s a nabber at the door who wants to talk to you.
nabber
verbSee nab
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- nab
- nabbed
- tap
- tap (one) for (something)
- tap for
- tap someone
- tap someone for something
- tapping
- taps
- starve (someone or something) of (something)