PRUNER
pruner, pruning hook, lopper
(noun) a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees
pruner, trimmer
(noun) a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; “untouched by the pruner’s axe”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pruner (plural pruners)
A person who prunes, or a tool used in pruning.
Any of several unrelated beetles whose larvae attack the branches of trees.
Anagrams
• prerun
Source: Wiktionary
Prun"er, n.
1. One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several species of beetles whose larvæ gnaw the
branches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially the
American oak pruner (Asemum moestum), 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition