"pruner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pruners [plural]
Rhymes: -uːnə(ɹ) Etymology: From prune + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prune|er}} prune + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} pruner (plural pruners)
  1. A person who prunes. Categories (lifeform): Beetles Translations (person who prunes): karsija (Finnish), émondeur [masculine] (French), potatore [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-pruner-en-noun-tpHcaE2W Disambiguation of Beetles: 10 40 50 Disambiguation of 'person who prunes': 96 2 2
  2. A tool used for pruning, especially a pair of pruning shears. Categories (lifeform): Beetles
    Sense id: en-pruner-en-noun-rJacuWVy Disambiguation of Beetles: 10 40 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 67 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 63 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 20 53 27
  3. Any of several unrelated beetles whose larvae attack the branches of trees. Categories (lifeform): Beetles
    Sense id: en-pruner-en-noun-HaLJhL5M Disambiguation of Beetles: 10 40 50

Inflected forms

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