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dognapper

UK/ˈdɒɡˌnæp.ə/US/ˈdɔɡˌnæp.ɚ/

dognapper is the agent noun of dognap.

Meaning of dognap

Verb

dognap (third-person singular simple present dognaps, present participle dognapping or (rare, US only) dognaping, simple past and past participle dognapped or (rare, US only) dognaped)

  1. (transitive) To abduct or steal a dog, especially in order to sell it.

Forms of dognapper

pluraldognappers
alternative formdognaper
alternative formdog-napper
alternative formdog napper

Origin of dognapper

Blend of dognap + kidnapper or dognap + -er.

Questions about dognapper

What is dognapper the agent noun of?
Dognapper is the agent noun of dognap.
How do you pronounce dognapper?
Dognapper is pronounced /ˈdɒɡˌnæp.ə/ (UK).

Words near dognapper in the dictionary

  1. dognaped
  2. dognaper
  3. dognapers
  4. dognaping
  5. dognapped
  6. dognapper
  7. dognappers
  8. dognapping
  9. dognappings
  10. dognaps
  11. dogness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dognapper (page history and authors); dognap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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