pull
verb (used with object)
to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position.
puller
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a word derived from
pull.
Example Sentences
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The rocks are melted down at 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit to form perfect silicon “crystals” inside a 35-foot-tall machine called a crystal puller.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
I mean, we’ve got a guy who’s a focus puller, Stratt, I love him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
Abdul Halim, a rickshaw puller in Dhaka, says he is not a supporter of the prime minister, but “Hasina gave us electricity.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
Rain or shine, Mohammad Shukkur Ali, a rickshaw puller in his 50s, shows up for work on the streets of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2023
He began to run hurriedly, scarcely knowing what he did, and once he called to another puller whom he knew casually in the day’s work, “Look at this—what is this I pull?”
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
