Definitions for pricker
prick·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikeletnoun

   a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

2. bradawl, prickernoun

   an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prickernoun

   One who pricks

2. prickernoun

   A tool for pricking

3. prickernoun

   A prickle or thorn

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prickernoun

   Etymology: from prick.

   1. A sharp-pointed instrument.

   Pricker is vulgarly called an awl; yet, for joiner’s use, it hath most commonly a square blade. Joseph Moxon, Mechan. Exer.

   2. A light horseman.

   They had horsemen, prickers as they are termed, fitter to make excursions and to chace, than to sustain any strong charge. John Hayward.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pricker

   A pricker is a pointed instrument or object used to prick, pierce, puncture or make small holes in something. It can also refer to a person who causes a sense of discomfort or irritation, similar to a literal prick. The term is also used in gardening to describe a small, handheld tool used for pricking out or transplanting seedlings.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prickernoun

   one who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle

2. Prickernoun

   one who spurs forward; a light horseman

3. Prickernoun

   a priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and gunnery

4. Prickernoun

   a small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pricker

   A small marline-spike for making and stretching the holes for points and rope-bands in sails. Also, the priming-wire of a gun. Also, a northern name for the basking-shark.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. pricker

   A light horseman was formerly so called.

2. pricker

   A priming-wire (which see).

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How to pronounce pricker?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say pricker in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pricker in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pricker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pricker
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pricker
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pricker
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pricker
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=pricker
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=pricker