puller

English

Etymology

From Middle English puller, pullere, equivalent to pull +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpʊlɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʊlə(ɹ)

Noun

puller (plural pullers)

1. Anything that pulls, but especially a hoist in which a cable is attached to a lever and a ratchet mechanism.
   • 2017, Kyra Sundance, Dog Training 101, page 84:

     If your dog is a puller, try attaching your leash to the front chest clip on her harness.

2. A tool for pulling, such as a bearing puller.

Derived terms

• crowd-puller
• focus puller
• leg-puller
• nail puller
• pound puller
• puller-outer
• staple puller
• stick puller

 

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

puller m (definite singular pulleren, indefinite plural pullere, definite plural pullerne)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by pullert

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

puller m (definite singular pulleren, indefinite plural pullerar, definite plural pullerane)

1. (pre-2005) alternative form of pullert