catnapper
catnapper noun: one who takes a short sleep or nap.
Noun
catnapper (plural catnappers)
- One who takes a short sleep or nap.
- Besides, I reflected, Joe might easily have become a catnapper, as so many millions of other Americans had become since Sarah Perkins, during the campaign, had made it so widely known that although the incumbent President slept in a bed with the covers over him for three and sometimes four hours a...1965, The New Yorker, page 28
- The kidnapper of a cat.
- Mr. Harding was contacted by the catnappers, and arrangements were made for him to pay a ransom and recover the animal.1999, Elane Osborn, The Cop and Calamity Jane, page 103
Forms of catnapper
| plural | catnappers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cat-napper |
| alternative form | cat napper |
Origin of catnapper
From catnap + -er or blend of cat + kidnapper.
Questions about catnapper
- What does catnapper mean?
- Catnapper means one who takes a short sleep or nap.
- What part of speech is catnapper?
- Catnapper is a noun.
- What is the plural of catnapper?
- The plural of catnapper is catnappers.
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