gun grabber
- noun
- /ɡʌn ˈɡræbər/
- Offensive
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[insulto despectivo para partidario del control de armas]
- Many politicians are labeled as gun grabbers by their opponents when they propose stricter gun laws.
And one of them, they call Donald Trump a gun grabber.
- And one of them, they call Donald Trump a gun grabber.
Examples
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The term gun grabber is often used to criticize those advocating for more gun control measures.
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And this was a little bit of a weird entitled to call someone a gun grabber, but really what they're trying to suggest is that Donald Trump doesn't support your gun rights.
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Some people believe that calling someone a gun grabber is a tactic to undermine the debate over gun rights.
Synonyms
A person who wants laws to reduce gun ownership
How Anti-Gun
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is transparently built from 'gun' + agentive 'grabber' so a learner who knows those words can infer 'someone who grabs/takes guns', which closely maps onto advocating confiscation or strict gun control. However, the political/pejorative nuance and conventionalized use as a disparaging label require cultural knowledge beyond literal composition, so it is not fully predictable.
Etymology
The term gun grabber likely comes from the strong image of a grabber taking people's guns, a picture of 'taking them away'. That's why gun grabber is used as an insult for someone who wants 'stricter gun control'.