grabber
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- noun
- /ˈɡræbər/
- Literature
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gancho
- The vivid colors and bold fonts made the advertisement a real attention grabber.
- attention grabber
- headline grabber
- ratings grabber
This is your headline news grabber.
- This is your headline news grabber.
Examples
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Whatever the medium, the grabber captures students' interests and exposes them to a problem.
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But you must admit it's a headline grabber.
Blog text (28) -
Yeah, but what a grabber, huh?
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Oh, it's a grabber, a real grabber.
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But as an attention grabber, it is probably all right to just mention the device.
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This is the attention grabber and the most important part of the communication.
Blog text (16) -
Do you find this to be a funny attention grabber for this dating site?
Blog text (29) -
This picture really was an attention grabber.
Blog text (4) -
The post title is the grabber for the click-through, but not the first thing people should see or read.
Blog text (32) -
In Tanzania, where people love soccer with a passion, the struggle over the broadcast rights for the World Cup was a natural headline grabber and topic of discussion.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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Something that attracts people, often to make them pay attention
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5.6
A person or thing that looks very attractive and makes people turn to look
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5.1
A thing that looks very impressive and gets a lot of attention
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7.9
Someone or something that attracts strong attention and admiration
An opening line or idea that quickly gets people's attention
Compounds
How Catchy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grabber also comes from the verb grab, which can mean 'to catch attention', so a grabber is something that quickly gets people's interest. That's why a bright ad or a strong headline is called a grabber because it 'grabs' your attention.