seizer
One who grabs
A seizer is someone or something that seizes—that grabs, takes hold of, or takes possession.
The word appears in legal contexts for one who takes property, and occasionally in mechanical contexts for devices that grip or clamp: The seizer of contraband must follow proper procedures.
One who seizes another
- abductorOne who takes captives
- kidnapperOne who seizes people
- snatcherOne who seizes quickly
- grabberDevice that seizes
apprehender · detainer · arrester · pursuer · hunter · catcher · trapper · ambusher
One who takes property
- repossessorOne who reclaims collateral
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- expropriationGovernment taking private property
requisition · sequestration · attachment · appropriation · nationalization · annexation · dispossession · levy
Illegal power seizer
- conquerorVictor who takes control
- tyrantCruel, absolute ruler
- dictatorRuler with total control
- despotRuler with absolute power
autocrat · oppressor · subjugator · dominator · overlord · coup · takeover · occupier
Device for holding tight
- gripperDevice that grasps firmly
- viceBad habit or deputy
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
chuck · brake · catch · latch · pawl · clutch · caliper · fastener
Sudden involuntary muscle contractions
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- fitProper or healthy
- spasmInvoluntary muscle contraction
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
attack · episode · paroxysm · aura · tonic-clonic · anticonvulsant
captor
One who seizes another
grabber · apprehender · detainer · arrester · pursuer · hunter · catcher · trapper · ambusher · raider
confiscator
One who takes property
- repossessorOne who reclaims collateral
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
expropriation · requisition · sequestration · attachment · appropriation · nationalization · annexation · dispossession · levy · bailiff
usurper
Illegal power seizer
despot · autocrat · oppressor · subjugator · dominator · overlord · coup · takeover · occupier · colonizer
clamp
Device for holding tight
pliers · chuck · brake · catch · latch · pawl · clutch · caliper · fastener · ratchet
convulsion
Sudden involuntary muscle contractions
tremor · attack · episode · paroxysm · aura · tonic-clonic · anticonvulsant
seizerreleaser
One who liberates
relinquisher · surrenderer · liberator · giver · yielder
- seize the dayEmbrace the present moment
- seized upBecame stuck, immobilized
- seize the momentAct on present opportunity
- seize upSuddenly stop functioning
- seizing upBecoming immovably stuck
- seizes the initiativeActs first to control situation
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