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grabber

American  
[grab-er] / ˈgræb ər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that grabs.

  2. Slang. something attention-getting or sensational.


Etymology

Origin of grabber

First recorded in 1840–50; grab 1 + -er 1


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Then he secretly purchases a passel of tortoises; constructs a long-handled grabber; leans down from his balcony; extracts Alfie; and, each week, substitutes a slightly heavier impostor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

For the next two hours, they plucked Q-tips and chicken bones off the ground with grabber tools.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025

The headliner grabber was Sam Bankman-Fried and the implosion of his exchange, FTX, but scores of other crypto companies went belly up.

From Slate ● May 23, 2025

Kyogo, with eight goals, has been the headline grabber on many of these days, but McGregor has been the man who has tied it all together.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024

Compared to the other modifications Leo had made to the ship, the grabber arm was a piece of cake.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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