grubber

/ (ˈɡrʌbə) /


noun
  1. a person who grubs

  2. another name for grub hoe

  1. rugby a kick of the ball along the ground

  2. cricket a delivery which keeps very low upon bouncing

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How to use grubber in a sentence

  • They humbled themselves in dust and ashes to Miss Hood, and seldom made any reference to that patient money-grubber, their papa.

  • Jake Newby was a typical money-grubber, turning everything in the way of financial deals to his own favor.

    Around Old Bethany | Robert Lee Berry
  • Unless he could find a way to end the war and settle the grubber question he was marooned on Pyrrus for life.

    Deathworld | Harry Harrison
  • At school Charles was considerable of a grubber: he worked hard because he felt that it was his duty.

  • He already knew Jeckie for a woman who was of a certain resemblance to himself—a grubber after money.

    The Root of All Evil | J. S. Fletcher