Apprehender

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apprehender \Ap`pre*hend"er\, n.
     One who apprehends.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  apprehender
       n 1: a person who knows or apprehends [syn: {knower}]
       2: a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who
          seizes or arrests in the name of justice)