Definition of Grasper

1. n. One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.

Definition of Grasper

1. Noun. A person who grasps ¹

2. Noun. A tool used for grasping ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grasper

1. one that grasps [n -S] - See also: grasps

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grasper

grappling irons
grapplings
grapsoid
grapsoids
graptolite
graptolites
graptolitic
grapy
grasp
grasp all, lose all
grasp at straws
grasp reflex
grasp the nettle
graspable
grasped
grasper (current term)
graspers
grasping
grasping reflex
graspingly
graspingness
graspingnesses
graspless
grasps
graspt

Literary usage of Grasper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Na Motu: Or, Reef-rovings in the South Seas by Edward T. Perkins (1854)
"grasper, Gurrie, Short, and Easy, I have not yet had the pleasure of a subsequent interview. I have never since heard of my old friend the cooper. ..."

2. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1854)
"I do not know whether Mr. grasper concluded mentally that I had been indulging a personal gratification at his expense; but certain it is, that, ..."

3. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1830)
"Smith's grasper beat Rowland's grasper. Defiance — Squib. ... grasper beat Mr. Davenport's br. d. Defiance, and icon the Cup ; Defiance the Goblet. ..."

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