grubber
English
noun
Definitions
- One who grubs.
- A machine or tool of the nature of a grub axe, grub hook, etc.
- (rugby) An attacking short distance kick in behind the defence in which the ball is bounced along the ground, using the uneven bounce of the ball to make it difficult for the defence to retrieve.
- (cricket) A ball that bounces unusually low such that it is difficult for the batsman to hit properly.
- (UK) A sweetshop.
Etymology
Suffix from English grub (food).
Origin
English
grub
Gloss
food
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
๐จโ๐ณ ๐ฉโ๐ณ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ ๐ฆ ๐ซ
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- canegrub English
- grub English
- grubble English
- grubhouse English
- grublike English
- grubling English
- grubstake English
- grubworm English
- money English
- moneygrubber English
- undergrub English
- witchety grub English
- ะณััะฑะฑะตั Russian
- *grubbian Old English