apprehender

• Nom désignant une personne qui arrête ou appréhende quelqu'un, notamment au nom de la justice, ou une personne qui comprend ou saisit quelque chose.

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.

   Personne qui comprend

   • 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.

   Synonymesknowerperceiver

2. A person who seizes or arrestsC2formal

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

   Personne qui appréhende

   • 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.

   Synonymesarrestercaptorcatcherseizertaker

   Antonymesescapeefugitive