"prickler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pricklers [plural]
Etymology: From prickle + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prickle|er}} prickle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} prickler (plural pricklers)
  1. That which prickles.

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