pruner
pruner · pruners
A person who prunesA person who prunes.
US/pɹˈunɚ/
» These pruners really cut things well.
Meaning
3 sensesA person who prunes.
A tool used for pruning, especially a pair of pruning shears.
Any of several unrelated beetles whose larvae attack the branches of trees.
More definitions
- a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees
- a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
Examples
6 sentencesThese pruners really cut things well.
Ziri cut the ivy vines with pruners.
Ziri brought a pruner to trim his heathers.
Ziri cut all the vines of the ivy with pruners.
Ziri brought the pruners.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From prune + -er.From prune + -er.
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Forms
plural: prunersSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees:pruning hooklopper
- a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs:trimmer
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedprune