Abstract: Carrying gripper for weaving looms, of the type wherein a channel (5) is formed behind the gripper tip head (4), arranged on a substantially vertical plane parallel to the direction of the waiting weft threads, for weft thread entry in an inner area of the gripper and towards the elastic weft-gripping element (8, 9). The inlet (7) of the elastic gripping element is arranged on the bottom of the channel (5) and immediately downstream thereof, and a weft thread deflector (6) is arranged sideways to the inlet (7), on the opposite side with respect to the weft thread end connected to the fabric being woven. The deflector (6) delays entry of the weft thread in the gripping element (8, 9), thereby preventing advance gripping of thin wefts.