Found 2 items, similar to pruner.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pruner pruner n 1: a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; “untouched by the pruner's axe” [syn: trimmer] 2: a long-handled edge tool with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees [syn: pruning hook , lopper]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pruner Pruner \Prun"er\, n. 1. One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[ae] gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially the American oak pruner (Asemum m[oe]stum ), whose larva eats the pith of oak branches, and when mature gnaws a circular furrow on the inside nearly to the bark. When the branches fall each contains a pupa. [1913 Webster]