reacher
One who grasps
A reacher is someone or something that reaches.
Most commonly it refers to a grabbing tool with an extended handle, used to retrieve objects from high shelves or pick things up without bending: She uses a reacher to get cans from the top shelf.
A reacher can also be someone who aspires beyond their current status—reaching for something above their station.
Device that seizes
- pickerOne who gathers
- clawCurved animal nail
- gripperDevice that grasps firmly
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
extractor · retriever · assistive · mobility aid · litter picker · shoehorn · long-handled · lightweight
Suspense-driven narrative genre
- protagonistStory's central figure
- vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
- drifterAimless, rootless traveler
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
loner · antihero · bestseller · action hero
Able to increase length
- telescopicExtending via nested tubes
- armUpper body limb
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
- rodThin rigid stick
boom · antenna · cantilever · articulated · swivel · pivot · hinge · shaft
One who works diligently
- aspirerOne who seeks goals
- go-getterAmbitious, driven person
- achieverOne who accomplishes goals
- climberOne who scales
ambitious · overachiever · high-flyer · dreamer · visionary · motivated · determined · driven
grabber
Device that seizes
tongs · extractor · retriever · assistive · mobility aid · litter picker · shoehorn · long-handled · lightweight · foldable
thriller
Suspense-driven narrative genre
- protagonistStory's central figure
- vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
- drifterAimless, rootless traveler
investigator · loner · antihero · bestseller · action hero
extendable
Able to increase length
- telescopicExtending via nested tubes
- armUpper body limb
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
rod · boom · antenna · cantilever · articulated · swivel · pivot · hinge · shaft · linkage
striver
One who works diligently
climber · ambitious · overachiever · high-flyer · dreamer · visionary · motivated · determined · driven
- assistive deviceswheelchair, glasses, wheelchairs, eyeglasses, walkers
- gripping toolspliers, forceps, combination pliers, clamp, clamps
- sailing gearmainsail, sail, jib, spinnaker, genoa
- Headsailsjib, genoa, headsail, staysail, drifter
- spinnaker gearspinnaker, chute, snuffer, sock, turtle
- medical equipmentstethoscope, AED, syringe, hospital bed, surgical table
reachersettler
One who colonizes territory
accepter · underachiever · slacker · minimalist · quitter
- out of reachBeyond one's grasp
- within reachClose enough to grasp
- reach outInitiate communication with someone
- reached outMade an attempt to contact
- reaches outInitiates contact
- reach forExtend toward something
reach, reaching, reached, reaches, unreachable, outreach, overreach, reachable, outreaches