pricker

Plural: prickers

Noun

• One that pricks, or a pointed tool.
• a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
• an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws
• One who pricks.
• A tool for pricking.
• A prickle or thorn.
• Any of several American prickly woody vines of the genus Smilax; greenbrier.
• One who spurs forward; a light-horseman.
• A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
• A small marlinespike used in sailmaking.

Examples

• He felt like a PRICKER of bubbles, bursting his opponent’s hopes with a huge Scrabble score.

Synonyms

bradawl, prickle, spikelet, spine, sticker, thorn

Related Words

prick, prickle, prickly