GRUBBER Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

grubber

noun

Definition of grubber

as in laborer

a person who does very hard or dull work most of the inhabitants of the seedy town are just downtrodden grubbers living from paycheck to paycheck

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Noun

In the shrimp ponds, these landless laborers earn only a few dollars a day, with no contracts or protections.

— Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026
Duties while at the firehouse included speaking with laborers and subcontractors, ordering supplies and discussions with other Good Neighbor Investors members, Mora recalled.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

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Advocates viewed Cal/OSHA’S recognition of the detainees as workers as a victory that could pave the way for future labor rights fights at other detention centers in the state.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The women who get promoted aren’t always the hardest workers in the room.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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