grabber

[ grab-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that grabs. grab.
2. Slang. something attention-getting or sensational.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grabber¹

First recorded in 1840–50; grab ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Abe, that’s meant to be a grabber.

From Los Angeles Times

Why has a small party become the headline grabber?

From BBC

Crews are using the largest hydraulic grabber in the country to help in that effort, he said.

From Seattle Times

While some praised the Super Bowl spot as a retro attention grabber, Kennedy family members slammed it.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s certainly a grabber, but so too is a communal bathing scene in which Cecilia and some of the other younger women pose prettily in a vaulted room, lounging and grooming in semitransparent bathing gowns that reveal just how fit they are.

From New York Times

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