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grab·ber

   [grab-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that grabs.
2.
Slang. something attention-getting or sensational.
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Origin:
1840–50; grab1 + -er1
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grab (ɡræb)
 
—vb , grabs, grabbing, grabbed
1.  to seize hold of (something)
2.  (tr) to seize illegally or unscrupulously
3.  (tr) to arrest; catch
4.  (intr) (of a brake or clutch in a vehicle) to grip and release intermittently causing juddering
5.  informal (tr) to catch the attention or interest of; impress
 
—n
6.  the act or an instance of grabbing
7.  a mechanical device for gripping objects, esp the hinged jaws of a mechanical excavator
8.  something that is grabbed
9.  informal up for grabs available to be bought, claimed, or won
 
[C16: probably from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch grabben; related to Swedish grabba, Sanskrit grbhnāti he seizes]
 
'grabber
 
—n

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