puller
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English puller, pullere, equivalent to pull + -er.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpʊlɚ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ʊlə(ɹ)
Noun edit
puller (plural pullers)
- 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.
- A tool for pulling, such as a bearing puller.
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
puller m (definite singular pulleren, indefinite plural pullere, definite plural pullerne)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by pullert
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
puller m (definite singular pulleren, indefinite plural pullerar, definite plural pullerane)