| 单词 | purse-snatcher |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspurse-snatcher purse-snatcher n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > highwayman > who takes purses purse-taker1594 purse-catcher1602 purse-emptier1611 purse-snatcher1893 purse-lifter1895 1893 Davenport (Iowa) Tribune 29 Dec. It set the fashion of carrying your money in your stocking, and I was so afraid of purse-snatchers. 1986 Times 28 May 10 A purse-snatcher was in jail yesterday because he tried to rob an English aristocrat, aged 87. 2005 M. A. Cohen Costs of Crime & Justice ii. 19 Potential victims might take other precautions such as..avoiding certain neighborhoods or shopping districts which purse snatchers are more likely to frequent. < as lemmas |
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