grabber

Definition

One who, or that which, grabs or seizes.

Etymology

From grab + -er.

Example Sentences

• "Another money grabber, according to Ms. Chapman, is the woman who makes $30,000-$40,000 or more a year, but lives as though she makes twice as much."
• "The one new tune that was a real grabber had a great slow chanting chorus, "Stand up, you have a right to fight!""
• "Get to the story and make sure that line 6 or 7 is a grabber. TV viewers have attention spans of fifteen seconds, and then they hit the remote."