grubber

noun

grub·​ber

ˈgrəbə(r)

plural -s

1

: one that grubs: such as

a

: one that digs in the ground

controlling her spinning maids and the grubbers in the walled garden

—Sinclair Lewis

b

: a laborious or plodding worker : drudge

the private browsing grounds of historical grubbers

c

: money-grubber

the grubbers … almost unceasingly preoccupied with money

—New Republic

d(1)

: a hand tool (as a grub ax) for use in grubbing

(2)

British : a cultivator that breaks up the surface of land by digging : chisel entry 2 sense 2

e(1)

: a person who grubs up trees, stumps, or brush

(2)

: an implement (as a grub hook) for grubbing up trees, stumps, or brush

2

: bonefish sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from grubben to grub + -er

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Rhymes for grubber

• blubber
• liber
• rubber
• scrubber
• snubber