pruner

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English

Etymology

From prune +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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.

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Etymology

From pruna +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

pruner m (plural pruners)

  1. plum tree

Old French

Noun

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

  1. plum tree