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noun
Anything that pulls, but especially a hoist in which a cable is attached to a lever and a ratchet mechanism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A tool for pulling, such as a bearing puller.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tugger, dragger
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Broader terms: worker
noun
someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mover
Narrower terms: wrester, yanker, jerker
History
From Middle English puller, pullere, equivalent to pull + -er.
