Meaning & use
nabber
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Informally, a person who nabs, or catches, someone or something, especially in the act of wrongdoing.
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The store's new security guard turned out to be a skilled shoplifter nabber.
He earned a reputation as the office's top bargain nabber during the holiday sales.
A note on using this word
Formed simply from the verb "nab" (to seize or catch) plus the agent suffix "-er"; it is informal and used loosely rather than as a fixed job title.
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