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prick·er

 (prĭk′ər)
n.
1. One, such as a pricking tool, that pierces or pricks.
2. A prickle or thorn.
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pricker

(ˈprɪkə)
n
1. a person or thing that pricks
2. (Botany) US a thorn; prickle
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pricker - a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leafpricker - a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
prickle, spikelet, sticker, thorn, spine
aculeus - a stiff sharp-pointed plant process
glochid, glochidium - a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
2.pricker - an awl for making small holes for brads or small screwspricker - an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws
bradawl
awl - a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
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One noontide I was by Franklin Swinton's gate, when up he rides with a yeoman pricker at his heels.
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The reception I got from the pricker bush below was less than inviting.
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Ash shadowed the speckled hollows of your cheeks while you slid the pricker from the hole with the precision of a surgeon, of an inventor, like a cigarette cupped in the palm of your hand.
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Is that your only pricker? I just realized what they were doing.
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