grabber

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɡɹæb.ə(ɹ)/

Definition of grabber

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who, or that which, grabs or seizes.
    “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.”
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noun

  1. One who, or that which, grabs or seizes.
    “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.”
  2. Something that captures one's attention.
    “The one new tune that was a real grabber had a great slow chanting chorus, "Stand up, you have a right to fight!"”
    “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.”
  3. A machine in an amusement arcade containing prizes which the player must attempt to pick up with a mechanical grabbing arm.

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Etymology

From grab + -er.

Hooks

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