catnapper

¹

[ kat-nap-er ]

noun

1. a person who takes catnaps, especially regularly or habitually.

catnapper

²

or cat·nap·er

[ kat-nap-er ]

noun

1. a person who steals cats.

Word History and Origins

Origin of catnapper¹

catnap + -er ¹

Origin of catnapper²

First recorded in 1940–45; cat ( def ) + -nap + -er ¹

Example Sentences

I would answer as if The Cat was mine, in denial about my new status as a catnapper.

From BBC

Some recent additions from the Collegiate: catnapper, debeard, deep throat, eureka moment.

From Slate

So graceful that it looks as if it could barely support the average weekend catnapper, the Zephyr is sturdy, stable and weather resistant.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, as an accomplished catnapper, he fell asleep at the signing table and had to be awakened to scratch his signature on the contract.

From Time Magazine Archive

When a policeman awakened him, Catnapper Coveleskie seized the officer's gun, took hasty but sleepy aim, pinked himself in the leg.

From Time Magazine Archive