grabbler

[He] once called diggers greedy gold grabblers.

a goober-grabbler (dated slang term for a person from the U.S. state of Georgia, literally, one who harvests peanuts by hand)

[…] Darl had to grabble for her so I knew he could catch her because he is the best grabbler even with the mules in the way […]

[…] then Bobtail he got his bull-tongue plow and his grabbler and pretty soon there was his potatoes.

[…] four Boats, and several Men in them, with Ropes and Grablers, searched the Thames a great part of Sunday, using all Opportunities to find the dead Body;