pruner

See also: Pruner

English

Etymology

From prune +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːnə(ɹ)

Noun

pruner (plural pruners)

1. A person who prunes.
2. A tool used for pruning, especially a pair of pruning shears.
   • 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:

     [A] handheld pruner helps to sever the seedstalk quickly and efficiently.

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

Translations

person who prunes

• Finnish: karsija (fi)
• French: émondeur (fr) m
• Italian: potatore m

Anagrams

• prerun

Catalan

Alternative forms

• prunera

Etymology

From pruna +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pɾuˈne]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾuˈneɾ]

Noun

pruner m (plural pruners)

1. plum tree

Old French

Noun

pruner oblique singular, m (oblique plural pruners, nominative singular pruners, nominative plural pruner)

1. plum tree