puller

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US/ˈpʊlɚ/

noun

Anything that pulls, but especially a hoist in which a cable is attached to a lever and a ratchet mechanism.

Similar
tuggerdragger
OriginMiddle English puller →
Less commonScrabble 8
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Meanings

nounpuller (plural pullers)

plural pullers

  1. Anything that pulls, but especially a hoist in which a cable is attached to a lever and a ratchet mechanism.

    If your dog is a puller, try attaching your leash to the front chest clip on her harness.

    2017, Kyra Sundance, Dog Training 101, page 84
  2. A tool for pulling, such as a bearing puller.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something

Similar
tuggerdragger
Broader
worker
Also see
draggeryanker

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishpuller
  2. Englishpuller

From Middle English puller, pullere, equivalent to pull + -er.

More words from Middle English

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with puller

fullermuller
All rhymes →

Anagrams

purellrepull
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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