catnapper
noun
cat·nap·per
ˈkat-ˌna-pər 
variants
or less commonly catnaper
: one who steals cats usually to sell them for research
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Within two weeks, the tiny black kitten was surrendered by his alleged catnapper, thanks to keen sleuthing work by a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s detective.
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Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2021
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Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2021
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“Catnapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catnapper. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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