pricker
English
noun
Definitions
- One who pricks.
- A tool for pricking.
- A prickle or thorn.
- One who spurs forward; a light-horseman.
- A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
- (nautical) A small marlinespike used in sailmaking.
Etymology
Suffix from English prick.
Origin
English
prick
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fingerprick English
- pinprick English
- prick English
- prickery English
- pricket English
- pricketh English
- prickette English
- prickface English
- prickhead English
- prickish English
- prickless English
- pricklouse English
- prickpunch English
- prickshaft English
- pricksong English
- prickteaser English
- prickwad English
- prickwood English
- pricky English
- superprick English
- prik Middle English
- briog Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic