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- [grab-er]
- /ˈgræb ər/
- /ˈgræbə/
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- [grab-er]
- /ˈgræb ər/
Definitions of grabber word
- noun grabber a person or thing that grabs. 1
- noun grabber Slang. something attention-getting or sensational. 1
- noun grabber One who, or that which, grabs (seizes). 1
- noun grabber device used for grasping 1
- noun grabber person who grabs 1
- noun grabber sth that gets attention 1
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Origin of grabber
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; grab1 + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Grabber
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grabber popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
grabber usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grabber
noun grabber
- gear — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- means — to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; intend: I meant to compliment you on your work. Synonyms: contemplate.
- appliance — An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
- mechanism — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- machine — an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine.
adj grabber
- alarming — Something that is alarming makes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- appalling — Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
- atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- awesome — An awesome person or thing is very impressive and often frightening.
- awful — If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.
Antonyms for grabber
noun grabber
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- concealment — Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
- contradiction — If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
- hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
- disproof — the act of disproving.
adj grabber
- calming — soothing; tranquillizing
- comforting — If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
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