noun
grabber
GRAB-uh
Grabber (noun) means a person or device that grabs or seizes something. Example: “He used a long-handled grabber to pull the fallen leaflet from the gutter.”
noun
1
A person or device that grabs or seizes something.
"Another money grabber, according to Ms. Chapman, is the woman who makes $30,000-$40,000 or more a year, but lives as though she makes twice as much."
— Ebony (1985)
"He used a long-handled grabber to pull the fallen leaflet from the gutter."
2
Something that strongly captures attention.
"The one new tune that was a real grabber had a great slow chanting chorus, "Stand up, you have a right to fight!""
— Mary Ann Peacott, BT's In Boston (1982)
"The headline was a real attention grabber."
"Get to the story and make sure that line 6 or 7 is a grabber. TV viewers have attention spans of fifteen seconds, and then they hit the remote."
— Lydia Wilen, Joan Wilen (2001)
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Word forms
- Plural
- grabbers
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Etymology
Formed from "grab" plus the agent suffix "-er".
Rhymes for grabber
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What does “grabber” mean?
The word “grabber” means a person or device that grabs or seizes something.
How do you pronounce “grabber”?
“Grabber” is pronounced GRAB-uh (/ˈɡɹæb.ə(ɹ)/ in IPA).
How do you use “grabber” in a sentence?
Here is “grabber” used in a sentence: “He used a long-handled grabber to pull the fallen leaflet from the gutter.”
What part of speech is “grabber”?
“Grabber” is a noun.
How many meanings does “grabber” have?
“Grabber” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a person or device that grabs or seizes something.
