Definition of pruner Pruner
/pɹuˈnɚ/ - [pruner] - prun•er
We found 7 definitions of pruner from 4 different sources.
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What does pruner mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: pruners |
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| pruner - a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees | ||
| pruning hook, lopper | ||
| pruning saw a handsaw used for pruning trees | ||
| pruner - a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; "untouched by the pruner's axe" | ||
| trimmer | ||
| worker sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pruner (n.)
One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous. - pruner (n.)
Any one of several species of beetles whose larvae gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially the American oak pruner (Asemum moestum), 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.
Part of speech
🔤- pruner, noun, singular of pruners.
