PRUNER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pruner mean? 

• PRUNER (noun)
  The noun PRUNER has 2 senses:

1. a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs

2. a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees

  Familiarity information: PRUNER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRUNER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

pruner; trimmer

Context example:

untouched by the pruner's axe

Hypernyms ("pruner" is a kind of...):

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Derivation:

prune (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lopper; pruner; pruning hook

Hypernyms ("pruner" is a kind of...):

pruning saw (a handsaw used for pruning trees)

Derivation:

prune (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of)