pouncer
One who springs
A pouncer is someone or something that pounces—leaping suddenly to seize or attack.
Cats are natural pouncers, waiting motionless before springing on prey.
The term extends to people who act quickly on opportunities: She's a pouncer when it comes to real estate deals.
In crafts, a pouncer is a tool for transferring designs by dabbing powder through perforated patterns.
Recoiling metal spiral
- lungeSudden forward movement
- leapSudden springing movement
- boundSecured or destined
- vaultSecure storage chamber
jump · dive · plunge · crouch · stalk · dash · dart · launch
Pursuer of prey
- stalkerObsessive, unwelcome follower
- ambusherOne who attacks unexpectedly
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- catSmall furry housepet
feline · lion · tiger · panther · cougar · leopard · cheetah · lynx
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
vault · jump · dive · plunge · crouch · stalk · dash · dart · launch · propel
hunter
Pursuer of prey
- stalkerObsessive, unwelcome follower
- ambusherOne who attacks unexpectedly
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
cat · feline · lion · tiger · panther · cougar · leopard · cheetah · lynx · raptor
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
grab · seize · capture · snatch · swipe · clutch · grapple · pin · trap · surprise
nimble
Quick and light-moving
graceful · supple · dexterous · agile · spry · athletic · acrobatic · sleek · coordinated · fluid
- stencil suppliesstencil, masking tape, masking fluid, frisket, craft knife
- Jumpersfrog, kangaroo, grasshopper, flea, rabbit
pouncerdawdler
Person who delays unnecessarily
deliberator · plodder · slow mover · hesitater · waiter