Plucker
/ˈplʌkər/noun
A person or thing that plucks, pulls, or picks something off quickly.
Did you know?Plucker is built from the same ancient sound-symbolic root behind English pluck, and that old root helped create a whole family of words about sudden grabbing and pulling.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*plek-
“to pluck, pull, or strike”
Late Latin
Latin
pluccare
“to pick or pluck”
Old French
Old French
pluchier
“to pick, pluck”
Middle English
English
plucken
“to pull, tug, or pick off”
Modern English
English
plucker
“one who plucks or an implement for plucking”