English
pruner
From prune + -er.
A compound of prune + -er
Ancient Greek προῦμνον ‘plum’
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Latin prūnum
Vulgar Latin *prūna ‘a burning coal, live coal, glowing charcoal’
Old French prune ‘plum (fruit)’
Middle English prune ‘a plum’
English prune
Today it means
noun A person who prunes.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “pruner”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / pruner