apprehender
Person who seizes
One who apprehends—either by grasping mentally or by seizing physically.
The word covers both the detective who apprehends a suspect and the student who apprehends a difficult concept.
Like its root verb, apprehender spans understanding and arrest: The apprehender of the fugitive received a reward; a quick apprehender of new ideas.
Civil law enforcement
- constableLow-ranking peace officer
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
marshal · trooper · bounty hunter · fugitive · handcuffs · custody · detainee · warrant
Mental understanding of meaning
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- graspSeize or understand
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
awareness · discernment · realization · interpretation · conceptualization · intuition · recognition · assimilation
police
Civil law enforcement
detective · marshal · trooper · bounty hunter · fugitive · handcuffs · custody · detainee · warrant · pursuit
comprehension
Mental understanding of meaning
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- graspSeize or understand
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
cognition · awareness · discernment · realization · interpretation · conceptualization · intuition · recognition · assimilation · learning