grubber
- noun
- UK
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grubber
- The batsman was bowled out by a grubber that barely bounced.
Because I, you know, I've, I referred to this problem before that people think that people who go into finance are money grubbers.
- Because I, you know, I've, I referred to this problem before that people think that people who go into finance are money grubbers.
Examples
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He bowled a grubber that surprised the batsman.
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He worked as a grubber, searching through the soil for old coins.
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In cricket, a grubber can be very difficult for the batter to play.
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The grubber kept low and made it hard to hit.
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The detective used a special tool to make a deep grubber in the ground for clues.
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As the gardener dug carefully, she discovered a buried treasure with her trusty grubber.
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He ran down the field, sending a quick grubber towards the goalpost, hoping for a lucky bounce.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grubber comes from the simple verb grub ('to dig') plus -er for a person or thing. So a cricket grubber is like a ball that 'grubs' along the ground and hardly bounces, and the same word can mean someone or something that digs or searches in the soil.