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weed remover

weed remover

3.2
A tool with metal claws that pulls weeds out by their roots
  • noun
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  • The new weed remover made pulling dandelions from the lawn quick and easy.

Examples

  • Using a weed remover prevents the roots from breaking and growing back.

  • She bought a stainless steel weed remover to help tidy up her garden beds.

  • I bought a new weed remover yesterday.

  • The weed remover works wonders in my garden.

  • She bought a stainless steel weed remover to help tidy up her garden beds.

  • The new weed remover made pulling dandelions from the lawn quick and easy.

  • Using a weed remover prevents the roots from breaking and growing back.

Synonyms

weed puller
vsweed remover
1 3.2

A small hand tool for gardening with metal claws that removes weeds by the root

is the general gardening term for the same clawed root-extracting tool
weeder
vsweed remover
3.0

A small tool for pulling weeds from a garden or lawn

focuses on tools with steel claws that extract roots thoroughly
extirpator
vsweed remover
  • Specialized
9.9

A farm tool that removes weeds from soil

is a smaller gardening tool usually handheld with steel claws for root extraction
scuffler
vsweed remover
  • Specialized
8.5

A tool or machine that loosens soil and removes weeds

focuses on clawed extraction of roots rather than soil loosening or surface work

How Specialized

weed remover
3.2
weeder
3.0

Surface Forms

weed remover singular
weed removers plural

Morphology

weed + remover

The meaning 'a thing that removes weeds' is directly and predictably built from 'weed' (an unwanted plant) + 'remover' (something that removes), so a B1 learner who knows both words will infer it refers to a product or tool for removing weeds. This follows a common noun+noun compounding pattern (device or chemical that performs X) found cross-linguistically, making the expression transparently interpretable.

Etymology

Weed remover is a name that shows what the remover does: it pulls a weed out of the ground by its 'root', so the plant cannot 'grow back'.