apprehender

• Person, die jemanden festnimmt oder verhaftet, besonders im Namen der Justiz; oder Person, die etwas begreift oder erfasst.

A noun referring to a person who seizes or arrests someone, especially in the name of justice, or a person who understands or grasps something.

1. A person who understands or perceivesC2formal

   An individual who grasps or comprehends something mentally.

   Verstehender

   • He was a quick apprehender of complex theories.
   • As an apprehender of human nature, she could read people easily.
   • The philosopher was a deep apprehender of abstract concepts.

   Synonymeknowerperceiver

2. A person who seizes or arrestsC2formal

   Someone who captures or takes into custody, especially in the name of the law.

   Festnehmer

   • The police officer acted as the apprehender of the fugitive.
   • The bounty hunter was a skilled apprehender of criminals.
   • The sheriff deputized him as an official apprehender.

   Synonymearrestercaptorcatcherseizertaker

   Antonymeescapeefugitive