grubber
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈɡrʌbər/
- UK
:
excavador
- He worked as a grubber, unearthing old coins and relics from the ancient fields.
- money-grubber
Examples
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Using her trusty grubber, she dug deep into the soil to find the buried artifacts.
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He used a grubber to dig up the old roots.
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The old grubber spent hours looking for coins in the field.
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He used a grubber to loosen the soil before planting the seeds.
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As a child, she was a keen grubber of interesting rocks and fossils.
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The grubber was effective in removing weeds from the garden.
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The landscape was dotted with holes left by the grubber searching for treasure.
Synonyms
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2.3
A person who looks for information or lost things
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5.1
A person who explores land to find minerals like gold or oil
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1.8
A person who finds something valuable, like a fossil or document
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2.8
A person who digs holes or trenches as their job
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4.2
A person who digs holes in a cemetery to bury dead people
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3.7
An animal or person that digs tunnels in the ground to live in and to hide from danger
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4.2
A person or machine that makes long narrow holes for pipes
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3.6
A person who uses a digging tool to move snow or soil
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4.5
A person who digs earth or rock for building foundations
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4.1
A person or machine that digs tunnels underground
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8.9
A person who digs the ground for work, like a miner or archaeologist
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7.7
A machine that drills holes in rock or the ground
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9.9
A person who digs long narrow holes in the ground for pipes or defence
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4.2
A person or machine that digs long narrow trenches to move water
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9.9
A person who uses a stick to find water or minerals underground
A person who digs or turns soil with a spade
A person who digs holes in the ground or wood
A person who digs ditches or trenches in muddy ground
A person who explores an area to find information, often for military or safety reasons
A forked stick people use to find water or oil underground
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Morphology
Etymology
Grubber comes from the verb grub ('to dig') with -er added for a person or tool. That is why a grubber is someone or a tool that digs in the ground to find things like coins or roots.