prickler

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noun

That which prickles.

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Meanings

nounprickler (plural pricklers)

plural pricklers

  1. That which prickles.

    The tree did not react, but that was positive. It was a prickler, with many sharply barbed leaves.

    2003, Piers Anthony, Key to Chroma, page 376

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
needler

Origin

From prickle + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

prickler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prickler

MLA

“prickler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prickler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prickler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prickler.

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