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Definition of Grabber
1. Noun. An unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately.
Definition of Grabber
1. n. One who seizes or grabs.
Definition of Grabber
1. Noun. One who, or that which, grabs (gloss seizes). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grabber
1. one that grabs [n -S] - See also: grabs
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grabber
Literary usage of Grabber
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of the Parnell Commission by John Macdonald (1890)
"One speaker, not a Member of Parliament, declared that the "land-grabber resembled
Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Christ." Another League speaker ..."
2. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1859)
"In a few minutes a tall, gentlemanly man of about thirty entered the room; he
seemed immensely popular and perfectly easy; he nodded to grabber, and cast a ..."
3. Co-operative Credit for the United States by Henry William Wolff (1917)
"... very difficult to determine, and the shareholder who receives the higher rate
is likely to find himself saddled with the odium of being a grabber — at ..."
4. Ireland: To-day and To-morrow by Ernest Bruce Iwan-Müller (1907)
"It has been reported to the committee that Lloyd Miller and others assisted
grabber Boles at making a hayrick during the night. Due inquiry shall be made. ..."
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