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Pruner

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who prunes.
  2. 2
    a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees wordnet
  3. 3
    A tool used for pruning, especially a pair of pruning shears.

    "[A] handheld pruner helps to sever the seedstalk quickly and efficiently."

  4. 4
    a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs wordnet
  5. 5
    Any of several unrelated beetles whose larvae attack the branches of trees.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From prune + -er.

Etymology 2

Possibly an altered spelling of German Prunner.

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