Definition

A person or tool that holds or takes something firmly with the hand or a similar part.

Example

The grasper helped the scientist hold the delicate specimen without damaging it.

Conversation

I just bought a new gardening tool called a grasper.

Oh really? What does it do?

It helps me pick up weeds without bending over too much.

That sounds super handy, especially for long gardening sessions!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Grasper → It is formed from "grasp" (from Old English "græpian", meaning to seize or take hold of) and "-er" (meaning a person who). A grasper is a person who seizes or takes hold of something.

Memory Tip

Think of someone who 'seizes' or 'takes hold of' something — that's what a grasper does.

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