pricker

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pricker

/ˈpɹɪkə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ɪkə(ɹ)

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From prick + -er.

noun prickers

One who pricks.
A tool for pricking. The pricker was used to level the fire half-way up the bank and that was that.
A prickle or thorn.
Any of several American prickly woody vines of the genus Smilax; greenbrier.
One who spurs forward; a light-horseman. The prickers, who rode foremost, […] halted.
A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
A small marlinespike used in sailmaking.

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@misc{pricker_2026,
  title = {pricker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pricker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}