Pricker
/ˈpɹɪkə(ɹ)/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who pricks.
- 2 an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws wordnet
- 3 A tool for pricking.
"The pricker was used to level the fire half-way up the bank and that was that."
- 4 a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf wordnet
- 5 A prickle or thorn.
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- 6 Any of several American prickly woody vines of the genus Smilax; greenbrier.
- 7 One who spurs forward; a light-horseman.
"The prickers, who rode foremost, […] halted."
- 8 A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
- 9 A small marlinespike used in sailmaking.
Example
More examples"The pricker was used to level the fire half-way up the bank and that was that."
Etymology
From prick + -er.