| 释义 |
grabber|ˈgræbə(r)|
[f. grab v. + -er1.]
One who or that which grabs; esp. in (or short for) the combination land-grabber, used chiefly in Ireland as a term of reproach for one who takes a holding from which another has been evicted.
1849T. Miller in G. W. M. Reynolds Myst. of Lond. V. lxxvi. 243/1 Instead of making you either a..buzzman, grabber, or sneak, we..makes a cracksman of you at once. 1859Slang Dict., Grabbers, the hands. 1880Daily Tel. 27 Oct. 5/8 A tenant farmer, whom Mr. Healy denounced as a land grabber. 1889Daily News 24 May 5/8 He was questioned about boycotting and intimidation..He had..said he would not hurt a hair of the grabber's head. 1920R. Macaulay Potterism i. iii. 37 He thinks Johnny's a profiteer, too, because of the ribbons and things... It's in the blood. We're grabbers. 1961New English Bible I Cor. v. 10, I was not, of course, referring to pagans who lead loose lives or are grabbers and swindlers or idolaters. Ibid. vi. 10 No thieves or grabbers or drunkards..will possess the kingdom of God. |