puller
nounUS /ˈpʊlɚ/
Etymology From Middle English puller, pullere, equivalent to pull + -er.
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.
- Derived terms
- boat-puller, cable puller, crowd-puller, focus puller, hairpuller, leg-puller, legpuller, nail puller, pound puller, power puller, puller-outer, staple puller, stick puller, toothpuller, Wirepuller, wirepuller