pruner
noun
a person or thing that prunes.
pruners
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pluralof pruner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Well, there’s a different issue for houseplant parents who must wander their indoor jungles with watering cans, misters, fertilizers and pruners and then find a place to store them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024
To harvest, wait until after the first light frost, which will sweeten their flavor, then pull hips off the plant or clip them using scissors or pruners.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
But, by all means, keep a pair of sharp scissors or pruners handy and trim back as needed at the end of summer or anytime a bare or tired, unproductive branch develops.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
I get such a rash from tomato foliage that in addition to using pruners, I wear gloves and long sleeves when tending to the plants.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2022
Everybody came out—hay farmers, clerks, merchants, fishermen, crabbers, carpenters, loggers, net weavers, truck farmers, junk dealers, real estate brigands, hack poets, ministers, lawyers, sailors, squatters, millwrights, cedar rats, teamsters, plumbers, mushroom foragers, and holly pruners.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
