Meanings
pruner1
nounpruner (plural pruners)
plural pruners
- A person who prunes.
- A tool used for pruning, especially a pair of pruning shears.
[A] handheld pruner helps to sever the seedstalk quickly and efficiently.
2013 June 4, Tom Seymour, Nuts and Berries of New England: Tips and Recipes for Gatherers from Maine to the Adirondacks to Long Island Sound, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 19 - Any of several unrelated beetles whose larvae attack the branches of trees.
Pruner2
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees
Similar
Broader
pruning saw
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Origin
Pruner · proper noun
- GermanPrunner
- EnglishPruner
Possibly an altered spelling of German Prunner.
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Finnish karsija
- karsijaperson who prunes
French émondeur
- émondeurperson who prunes
Italian potatore
- potatoreperson who prunes
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
pruner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruner
MLA
“pruner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruner. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pruner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruner.
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