PULLER

puller, tugger, dragger

(noun) someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something

puller

(noun) someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

puller (plural pullers)

Anything that pulls, but especially a hoist in which a cable is attached to a lever and a ratchet mechanism.

A tool for pulling, such as a bearing puller.

Anagrams

• Purell, purell

Source: Wiktionary


Pull"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, pulls. Proud setter up and puller down of kings. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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