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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pruner has 2 senses
- pruner(n = noun.person) trimmer - a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; "untouched by the pruner's axe" is a kind of worker
- pruner(n = noun.artifact) lopper, pruning hook - a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees; is a kind of pruning saw
Derived form verb prune1
Derived form verb prune1
CIDE DICTIONARY
pruner, n.
- One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous. [1913 Webster]
- Any one of several species of beetles whose larvæ gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially the American oak pruner (
Asemum mœstum ), whose larva eats the pith of oak branches, and when mature gnaws a circular furrow on the inside nearly to the bark. When the branches fall each contains a pupa. [1913 Webster]