grabbler
grabbler · grabblers
A person who grabblesA person who grabbles.: A person who grabs or grasps for something.
UK/ˈɡɹæblə/US/ˈɡɹæblɚ/
Meaning
5 sensesA person who grabbles.
A person who grabs or grasps for something.
(Southeastern, US)One who harvests food (such as tubers or peanuts) by digging it up with the hands.
a goober-grabbler (dated slang term for a person from the U.S. state of Georgia, literally, one who harvests peanuts by hand)
(Southeastern, US)A person who catches fish by feeling with the hand.
A tool for grabbling.
(Barbados, Southeastern, US)An implement used for grabbling (digging up) tubers.
(obsolete)An implement used to extract bodies from the water.
Origin
From grabble + -er.From grabble + -er.
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Forms
plural: grabblersWord family
1 related wordsDerivedgoober-grabbler