grubber
noun
grubber is spelled G-R-U-B-B-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grubber means “One who grubs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grubber is grubbers.
How many letters and syllables are in grubber?
| Letters | 7: G-R-U-B-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is grubber?
Grubber appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce grubber?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-grubber.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of grubber
- grubbers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grubber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who grubs.
- 2
A tool, implement, or machine of the nature of a grub axe, grub hook, etc; (dialectal) a cultivator.
- 3
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.
- 4
A ball that bounces unusually low such that it is difficult for the batsman to hit properly.
- 5
UKdatedslangA sweetshop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does grubber come from?
From grub + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).