plucker

Tweezer-wielding groomer

A plucker is someone or something that plucks.

A chicken plucker removes feathers from poultry.

A string plucker plays guitar or banjo.

An eyebrow plucker—the tool or the person—removes unwanted hairs.

The word follows naturally from any sense of pluck: She's a fast plucker and can process a dozen birds an hour.

hair

tweezers

Pincerlike gripping instrument

depilation · electrolysis · sugaring · laser · follicle · eyebrow · ingrown · smooth · skin · grooming

instrument

guitarist

One who plays six strings

  • bassistDeep-string instrumentalist
  • harpistOne who plucks a lyre's large cousin
  • banjoistStringed instrument player

mandolinist · lutenist · koto · veena · sarod · shamisen · bouzouki · balalaika · fingerstyle · pizzicato

poultry

defeathering

Removing plumage from poultry

  • chickenDomestic fowl for eating
  • fowlBirds for the table
  • duckWaterbird that quacks

goose · turkey · quill · down · processing · feather · plume · game · slaughter · butcher

courage

guts

Entrails or boldness

  • spunkInformal word for courage
  • nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
  • mettleStrength of character

grit · moxie · boldness · bravery · daring · tenacity · fortitude · resilience · audacity · fearlessness

harvest

picker

One who gathers

picking · orchard · vineyard · crop · fruit · berry · cotton · tea · coffee · grape

Categories
Opposites
hair removal method

pluckershaver

Facial hair remover

razor · clipper · trimmer · electric shaver · depilatory

musical technique

pluckerbower

Leafy garden shelter

bowing · strummer · striker · hammerer · fiddler

action direction with materials

pluckerinserter

That which places within

implanter · planter · stuffer · attacher · sticker

Phrases
Family

pluck, plucky, plucked, plucking, plucks, pluckiness, unplucked, pluckers, overplucking

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G