pricker

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun One who pricks.
2. noun A tool for pricking.
3. noun A prickle or thorn.
4. noun Any of several American prickly woody vines of the genus Smilax; greenbrier.
5. noun One who spurs forward; a light-horseman.
6. noun A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
7. noun A small marlinespike used in sailmaking.

Similar words

bradawl prod prickly pricklet piquerist prickle earprick prickpunch pritch punction

Often followed by

bushes is and of was or bush to for

Word family

prickers