pruner
1
4.8
- noun
- /ˈpruːnər/
:
podador
- Gardeners can always use another set of pruners or a sharpener kit.
Examples
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The cut-off branches and whips lay where the pruners had let them drop.
Fiction book (1998) -
The landscape gardener used a pruner to shape the hedges into perfect squares.
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As the new plants established themselves over spring and summer and put out runners to establish "daughter" plants, I rerouted runners and sometimes used my pruners in an attempt to keep the plants at least 6 inches apart.
Blog text (29) -
With his trusty pruner, he cut away the dead branches to promote new growth in the trees.
Synonyms
5
7.9
A person who cares for trees and treats sick or damaged ones
4
3.7
A person who cuts and shapes trees and shrubs to keep them healthy
3
5.5
A person who cares for and treats damaged or sick trees
A person who trims and shapes long lines of bushes in a garden
A person who grows and cares for trees and small bushes in parks, gardens, or towns
How Skilled
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4.8
8
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pruner comes from the verb prune, which goes back to the Latin prunus meaning 'plum' because people often cut plum trees to keep them healthy. So a pruner is a person who trims branches to help trees and shrubs grow well.