1. a person who steals a dog; one who kidnaps a dog for ransom or other purposes
Usage: informal; formed by analogy with 'kidnapper'

Examples

• The dognaper was caught on security camera footage stealing the golden retriever from the park.
• Police arrested the dognaper after the family paid the ransom for their missing puppy.
• The dognaper demanded $5,000 for the return of the celebrity's prized poodle.
• She hired a private investigator to track down the dognaper who took her beloved pet.
• The dognaper was sentenced to jail time for the theft of multiple dogs in the neighborhood.