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purse snatcher:
(plural: ‘purse snatchers‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘t’ is silent)
a purse snatcher, snatching a purse from a shopper in a super market
a person/a thief who grabs other peoples’ handbags/purses hanging from their shoulders or hands and run away with them,
e.g.
Purse snatchers choose lonely old women and grabbing their purses or handbags, they run away with them.
Every market place has a couple of pickpockets and purse snatchers.
a purse snatcher (L), running away with a purse he snatched from an old lady (R)
[For an interesting article on ‘purse snatchers’, please visit: http://www.womensdefensecenter.com/purse.htm.]
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