pullers
Those who tug
Pullers are people or things that pull.
The word appears most often in compounds: wire pullers, nail pullers, trigger pullers.
A crowd-puller draws audiences.
A puller in weightlifting or rowing is someone who excels at pulling movements.
The term is straightforward—if something pulls, the agent doing it is a puller.
Drum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- hoistRaise with tackle
- crankRotary operating handle
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- block-and-tacklePulley-based lifting mechanism
Castrated male cattle
- mulesEquine crossbreeds or smugglers
- sled-dogsSnow-pulling canines
- huskiesCold-climate sled breed
- malamutesLarge Alaskan work dogs
reindeer · yak · harness · traces · yoke · hitch · team · span
Those who pull forcefully
- heaversThose who hoist
- towersTall vertical structures
- strongmenAuthoritarian rulers or muscular performers
- wrestlersCombat sport competitors
rowers · weightlifters · powerlifters · athletes · brawn · muscle · leverage · stamina
People doing jobs
- haulersThose who transport goods
- laborersWorkers doing physical tasks
- dockworkersPort freight handlers
- stevedoresWorkers loading vessel cargo
longshoremen · teamsters · porters · coolies · tuggers · handlers · loaders · crew
Creates images with pencil
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- headlinersMain acts at shows
- magnetsObjects with attractive force
- crowd-pleasersReliably popular entertainment choices
showstoppers · blockbusters · bestsellers · hits · sensations · box-office · sellouts · must-sees
winch
Drum-and-cable lifting mechanism
block-and-tackle · cable · chain · rope · rigging · extractor · toggle
oxen
Castrated male cattle
malamutes · reindeer · yak · harness · traces · yoke · hitch · team · span · tandem
tuggers
Those who pull forcefully
- heaversThose who hoist
- towersTall vertical structures
- strongmenAuthoritarian rulers or muscular performers
wrestlers · rowers · weightlifters · powerlifters · athletes · brawn · muscle · leverage · stamina · endurance
workers
People doing jobs
- haulersThose who transport goods
- laborersWorkers doing physical tasks
- dockworkersPort freight handlers
stevedores · longshoremen · teamsters · porters · coolies · tuggers · handlers · loaders · crew · shifts
draws
Creates images with pencil
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- headlinersMain acts at shows
- magnetsObjects with attractive force
crowd-pleasers · showstoppers · blockbusters · bestsellers · hits · sensations · box-office · sellouts · must-sees · highlights
pullerspushers
Those who sell drugs
shovers · thrusters · drivers · propellers · propulsors
- pulled overOrdered to roadside
- pulled upStopped after approaching
- pulled outRemoved or exited
- pulled backWithdrew to prior position
- pulled throughOvercame a crisis
- pulled awayMoved back or departed