"pricker" meaning in English

See pricker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹɪkə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pricker.wav Forms: prickers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: From prick + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prick|er}} prick + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} pricker (plural prickers)
  1. One who pricks.
    Sense id: en-pricker-en-noun-nuYYWfVv Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 4 3 31 9 30 12
  2. A tool for pricking. Categories (topical): Tools Translations (a tool for pricking): шило (šilo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), пробой (proboj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), oka (Maori), سوزن (suzen) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-pricker-en-noun-rHvmGeb7 Disambiguation of Tools: 11 32 9 3 8 23 14 Disambiguation of 'a tool for pricking': 3 91 1 1 1 2 1
  3. A prickle or thorn.
    Sense id: en-pricker-en-noun-4HhTD5p1
  4. Any of several American prickly woody vines of the genus Smilax; greenbrier.
    Sense id: en-pricker-en-noun-kveifox1 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 4 3 31 9 30 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 10 4 3 27 14 30 12
  5. One who spurs forward; a light-horseman.
    Sense id: en-pricker-en-noun-2FBkdHg3 Categories (other): Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 10 4 3 27 14 30 12
  6. A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
    Sense id: en-pricker-en-noun-ZnBKKYps Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 1 2 21 9 40 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 14 5 4 17 11 33 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 4 3 31 9 30 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 2 2 19 11 39 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 2 1 18 11 40 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 4 3 24 12 32 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 12 4 3 24 12 32 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 10 4 3 27 14 30 12
  7. (nautical) A small marlinespike used in sailmaking. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-pricker-en-noun-Uzm65HTe Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 4 3 31 9 30 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 10 4 3 27 14 30 12 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: prick, prickle, prickly

Inflected forms

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