pruner

noun — 3 senses

pruner

noun

Etymology From prune + -er.

1

A person who prunes.

2

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:
3

Any of several unrelated beetles whose larvae attack the branches of trees.

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