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sprigger

sprigger

9.9
A worker who removes stems from wet tobacco leaves and ties the leaves into bundles for processing
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : despalillador
  • As a skilled sprigger, he carefully stripped the stems from each tobacco leaf.

Examples

  • The job of a sprigger requires nimble fingers and patience.

  • She worked as a sprigger at the tobacco plant during the harvest season.

  • Many spriggers start their shifts early in the morning to process the day's leaves.

  • The sprigger worked tirelessly in the tobacco fields.

  • Many spriggers were hired during the harvest season.

  • During the busy harvest, the team of spriggers efficiently bundled the moistened tobacco.

  • The experienced sprigger taught newcomers how to bind the leaves properly for processing.

Synonyms

stripper
vssprigger
  • Archaic
3 8.6

A worker who removes stems from tobacco leaves and ties them into bundles

has identical meaning but uses a different name for the job
stemmer
vssprigger
9.7

A worker who removes stems from wet tobacco leaves and bundles them for processing

has identical meaning but uses an alternative name for the role

Surface Forms

sprigger singular
spriggers plural

Morphology

sprigger = sprig (opaque) = sprig + er

The word is formed with the agentive suffix -er, but the relevant tobacco-processing sense of sprig is specialized and not recoverable for an average learner.

Etymology

Sprigger probably comes from the simple word sprig, which means 'small branch' or 'stem'. A helpful way to remember it is that a sprigger strips those small stems from tobacco leaves and ties the leaves into bundles, so the name comes from working with 'sprigs' of the plant.