Pruner

prune ¹  (prn)

n.

1.

a. The partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of the common plum, Prunus domestica.

b. Any kind of plum that can be dried without spoiling.

2. Slang An ill-tempered, stupid, or incompetent person.

intr.v. pruned, prun·ing, prunes Slang

To make a facial expression exhibiting ill temper or disgust: "Their faces prune at the slightest provocation" James Wolcott.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *prna, from Latin prnum, plum.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pruner - a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; "untouched by the pruner's axe" trimmer worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
	2.	pruner - a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees lopper, pruning hook pruning saw - a handsaw used for pruning trees