handbag snatcher
1purse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (esp. BrE) for carrying money ADJECTIVE ▪ leather ▪ change (AmE) VERB + PURSE ▪ open ▪ snatch …
2purse — (n.) O.E. pursa little bag made of leather, from M.L. bursa purse (Cf. O.Fr. borse, 12c., Fr. bourse), from L.L., variant of byrsa hide, from Gk. byrsa hide, leather. Change of b to p perhaps by infl. of O.E. pusa, O.N. posi …
3bag snatching — /ˈbæg snætʃɪŋ/ (say bag snaching) noun the sudden theft of a handbag from the arm of a pedestrian. –bag snatcher, noun …
4snatch — v. & n. v.tr. 1 seize quickly, eagerly, or unexpectedly, esp. with outstretched hands. 2 steal (a wallet, handbag, etc.). 3 secure with difficulty (snatched an hour s rest). 4 (foll. by away, from) take away or from esp. suddenly (snatched away… …
