What does pricker mean?
Definitions for pricker
prick·er
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Princeton's WordNet
spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikeletnoun
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
bradawl, prickernoun
an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws
Wiktionary
prickernoun
One who pricks
prickernoun
A tool for pricking
prickernoun
A prickle or thorn
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Prickernoun
Etymology: from prick.
Pricker is vulgarly called an awl; yet, for joiner’s use, it hath most commonly a square blade. Joseph Moxon, Mechan. Exer.
They had horsemen, prickers as they are termed, fitter to make excursions and to chace, than to sustain any strong charge. John Hayward.
ChatGPT
pricker
A pricker is a pointed instrument or object used to prick, pierce, puncture or make small holes in something. It can also refer to a person who causes a sense of discomfort or irritation, similar to a literal prick. The term is also used in gardening to describe a small, handheld tool used for pricking out or transplanting seedlings.
Webster Dictionary
Prickernoun
one who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle
Prickernoun
one who spurs forward; a light horseman
Prickernoun
a priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and gunnery
Prickernoun
a small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
pricker
A small marline-spike for making and stretching the holes for points and rope-bands in sails. Also, the priming-wire of a gun. Also, a northern name for the basking-shark.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
pricker
A light horseman was formerly so called.
pricker
A priming-wire (which see).
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pricker in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pricker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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