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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Recent Examples of grubber Gay had also developed an unwelcome habit of getting out in unfortunate ways, notably when he was twice ‘strangled’ down the leg-side and, at Lord’s, attracted a grubber from Mohammad Abbas that smashed into his shin and trapped him palpably LBW. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Handre Pollard's grubber was scooped up by center Jesse Kriel, who bumped off two Scots to score. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grubber

Noun

Eliminating the grace period would favor American laborers, the DHS argued.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Mansur lives in poverty with his sister, mother, and aunt, Schaesta Ama, and works as a day laborer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of laborer

Noun

About 50,000 doses are intended for front-line and health workers, while 20,000 doses will be used in a clinical trial to study whether the vaccine protects against Bundibugyo virus.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Many became lifelong friends, and role models for me as husbands, fathers, workers and community servants.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026