puller

Anything that pulls, but especially a hoist in which a cable is attached to a lever and a ratchet mechanism.

Noun

  1. Anything that pulls, but especially a hoist in which a cable is attached to a lever and a ratchet mechanism.
    • If your dog is a puller, try attaching your leash to the front chest clip on her harness. - 2017, Kyra Sundance, Dog Training 101, page 84:
  2. A tool for pulling, such as a bearing puller.

Origin

From Middle English puller, pullere, equivalent to pull + -er.

Forms

pullers

Derived

boat-puller cable puller crowd-puller focus puller hairpuller leg-puller legpuller nail puller pound puller power puller puller-outer staple puller stick puller toothpuller Wirepuller wirepuller