pruner

See also: Pruner

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English prune

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

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Latin -ārius

Old French -ierbor.

Middle English -er

English -er

English pruner

From prune + -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːnə(ɹ)

Noun

pruner (plural pruners)

1. A person who prunes.
2. A tool used for pruning, especially a pair of pruning shears.
   • 2013 June 4, Tom Seymour, Nuts and Berries of New England: Tips and Recipes for Gatherers from Maine to the Adirondacks to Long Island Sound, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 19:

     [A] handheld pruner helps to sever the seedstalk quickly and efficiently.

3. Any of several unrelated beetles whose larvae attack the branches of trees.

Translations

person who prunes

• Czech:

  Old Czech: klestič m

• Finnish: karsija (fi)
• French: émondeur (fr) m
• Italian: potatore m

gardening tool — see pruning shears

Anagrams

• prerun

Catalan

Alternative forms

• prunera

Etymology

From pruna +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [pɾuˈne̞]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [pɾuˈne]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾuˈneɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

pruner m (plural pruners)

1. plum tree

Old French

Noun

pruner oblique singular, m (oblique plural pruners, nominative singular pruners, nominative plural pruner)

1. plum tree