grabber

[ grab-er ]

/ ˈgræb ər /

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noun

a person or thing that grabs.

Slang. something attention-getting or sensational.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Origin of grabber

First recorded in 1840–50; grab¹ + -er¹

Words nearby grabber

GR8, Graafian follicle, grab, grab bag, grab bar, grabber, grabble, grabby, graben, grab rope, Gracchi

Example sentences from the Web for grabber

They described their new grabber January 25 in Nature Electronics.
A robot made with a Venus flytrap can grab fragile objects|Emily Conover|February 15, 2021|Science News For Students
Typical robot grabbers are stiff and clunky, so they could damage fragile objects.
A robot made with a Venus flytrap can grab fragile objects|Emily Conover|February 15, 2021|Science News For Students
A new robotic grabber is ripped straight from the plant world.
A robot arm toting a Venus flytrap can grab delicate objects|Emily Conover|January 25, 2021|Science News
In the art world, sex can be the ultimate attention-grabber, one of the best forms of shock and awe.
Sex-Crazed Narcissist Pretends He's an Artist|Justin Jones|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But the unexpectedly wonderful Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a hilariously funny audience-grabber.
Who’ll Win a 2013 Tony Award—and Who Deserves To|Janice Kaplan|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Is it wrong to look forward to the next media-hungry headline grabber to divert attention from this wannabe pageant mom?
Pageant Moms Aren't All Crazy|Heather Ryan|May 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
For Scott, the ascent, the 7.5 million-pound thrust, remains an attention grabber.
Twins in Space!|Sandra McElwaine|October 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This early work is raw, quick-moving, and an attention-grabber from start to finish.
Charlaine Harris's Book Picks|Charlaine Harris|May 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
If a man had not taken land himself, he might have worked for some one who had, or bought cattle from a land-grabber.
The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886|Various
Did you ever see such a beau grabber in your life as that countrified Page Allison?
At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins|Nell Speed
He, Wickson, a sordid money-grabber, has the power to determine whether I shall or shall not teach in the university of the state.
The Iron Heel|Jack London
The English working-man is no Englishman nowadays; no calculating money-grabber like his wealthy neighbour.
The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844|Frederick Engels
Your plant is a land-grabber of Rob Roy proclivities; it believes in a fair fight and no favour.
Science in Arcady|Grant Allen

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