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Definition of "pricker" []

  • One, such as a pricking tool, that pierces or pricks. (noun)
  • A prickle or thorn. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pricker" in a sentence
  • "The pricker is a converted silver pencil-case, with the usual sliding piece; it is a very small one, and is attached to my watch chain."
  • "Raised lace has to be stamped out from the wrong side with a lace awl or kind of pricker of bone made for the purpose."
  • "Yes | No | Report from Jamus wrote 32 weeks 6 days ago thing i dont like is that thin materiel. 1 pricker bush and you have a tear. the boots look sweeat though."