seizers
Ones who capture
Those who seize—who grab, take hold of, or take possession of something.
A seizer may physically grasp an object, confiscate property, or capture an opportunity: The seizers of the cargo faced no resistance.
The word appears in legal and historical contexts more often than casual speech.
Those who take unlawfully
- kidnappersPeople who seize others
- captorsThose holding prisoners
- hostage-takersThose who seize captives
- snatchersThose who seize quickly
grabbers · arresters · detainers · hijackers · pirates · raiders · invaders · conquerors
Those who legally take property
- impoundersThose who confiscate property
- appropriatorsThose who take possession
- sequestratorsLegal asset custodians
- attachersThose who affix items
garnishers · forfeiture · repossessors · bailiffs · marshals · receivers · trustees · liquidators
Fastening grip devices
- grippersTools for grasping objects
- graspersThings that hold tight
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
pincers · vises · claws · jaws · clasps · holders · fasteners · grabbers
Those having seizure disorders
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- fitsIs correct size
- convulsionsInvoluntary muscular contractions
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
tonic-clonic · myoclonic · absence · anticonvulsants · aura · EEG · electroencephalogram · refractory
abductors
Those who take unlawfully
- kidnappersPeople who seize others
- captorsThose holding prisoners
- hostage-takersThose who seize captives
snatchers · grabbers · arresters · detainers · hijackers · pirates · raiders · invaders · conquerors · occupiers
confiscators
Those who legally take property
- impoundersThose who confiscate property
- appropriatorsThose who take possession
- sequestratorsLegal asset custodians
attachers · garnishers · forfeiture · repossessors · bailiffs · marshals · receivers · trustees · liquidators · custodians
clamps
Fastening grip devices
tongs · pincers · vises · claws · jaws · clasps · holders · fasteners · grabbers · calipers
epileptics
Those having seizure disorders
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- fitsIs correct size
- convulsionsInvoluntary muscular contractions
neurological · tonic-clonic · myoclonic · absence · anticonvulsants · aura · EEG · electroencephalogram · refractory · photosensitivity
seizersgivers
Those who donate
donors · bestowers · surrenderers · yielders · granters
seizersliberators
Those who free captives
freers · emancipators · rescuers · abandoners · droppers
- seize the dayEmbrace the present moment
- seized upBecame stuck, immobilized
- seize the momentAct on present opportunity
- seize upSuddenly stop functioning
- seizes the initiativeActs first to control situation
- seize powerTake control by force