grubber
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.90 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who grubs.
noun
A tool, implement, or machine of the nature of a grub axe, grub hook, etc; (dialectal) a cultivator.
Example Sentences
- "England had an early opportunity with a line-out deep in French territory after a clever grubber from Foden only for Lionel Nallet to burgle back possession, and they then tore into France again as Alexis Palisson was smashed backwards after taking a garryowen and Manu Tuilagi thundered into Morgan Parra."
- "Take that brilliant backline move off a scrum when Kolbe came off his left wing to put in a neat grubber for Arendse on the right wing to almost round the defense in the corner."
- "He could, moreover, no longer be tempted to the Grubber, for all chocolate and sweets were taboo."
- "I remember the grubber which smelt of potato chips and chocolate and the steam-heated library with books about monasteries that no one else seemed to look at, and I remember the fresh weedless lawns between the school buildings […]"
Etymology
From grub + -er.