Definition of Seizer

1. Noun. A kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship.

Exact synonyms: Shanghaier
Generic synonyms: Abductor, Kidnaper, Kidnapper, Snatcher
Derivative terms: Seize, Shanghai

Definition of Seizer

1. n. One who, or that which, seizes.

Definition of Seizer

1. Noun. One who seizes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Seizer

1. one that seizes [n -S] - See also: seizes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seizer

seith
seities
seity
seizable
seize
seize on
seize out
seize the day
seize up
seize upon
seize with teeth
seized
seized up
seized upon
seizer (current term)
seizers
seizes
seizes up
seizes upon
seizin
seizing
seizing up
seizing upon
seizings
seizins
seizor
seizors
seizure
seizure-alert dog

Literary usage of Seizer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A New Dictionary of the Italian and English Languages: Based Upon that of by Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti, John Davenport, Guglielmo Comelati (1854)
"To be seized with id temper, e'sner colpito da una malattia. seizer, s. 1 . chi off erra, ... seizer ..."

2. The Colliery Manager's Handbook: A Comprehensive Treatise on the Laying-out by Caleb Pamely (1898)
"... Safety Catch—Method of Fixing the Incline Drum— The "seizer" placed at the Foot of Inclined ... seizer ..."

3. Rules and Regulations Made in Pursuance of an Act of Parliament Passed in by Great Britain Vice-Admiralty Courts, Great Britain Parliament (1842)
"At any time before the interlocutory decree, a claim may be given on behalf of the owners, and the claimant may, if he think fit, require the seizer to ..."

4. A New French and English Dictionary in Two Parts by William Cobbett (1833)
"SAISISSANT, adj. that which pinches or nips suddenly. l'a froid, saisissant, я sudden cold : sm. (jur.) a seizer, a ..."

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