1. a tool or implement used for digging or uprooting, especially one used to remove roots, weeds, or stumps from the ground
Usage: common in gardening and farming contexts
2. a person who digs or roots around in soil or dirt
Usage: informal
3. in cricket, a short-pitched ball that bounces low and close to the batter
Usage: sports, cricket

Examples

• The farmer used a grubber to remove the old tree stumps from the field.
• She grabbed the grubber and began pulling weeds from the garden bed.
• A good grubber is essential for clearing land before planting.
• The bowler threw a grubber that skidded along the ground.
• He worked as a grubber, digging ditches for the construction company.