grabber

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grabber

/ˈɡɹæb.ə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -æbə(ɹ)

noun grabbers

One who, or that which, grabs or seizes. Another money grabber, according to Ms. Chapman, is the woman who makes $30,000-$40,000 or more a year, but lives as though she makes twice as much.
Something that captures one's attention. The one new tune that was a real grabber had a great slow chanting chorus, "Stand up, you have a right to fight!"
A machine in an amusement arcade containing prizes which the player must attempt to pick up with a mechanical grabbing arm.

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@misc{grabber_2026,
  title = {grabber},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grabber},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}