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Puller

One who, or that which, pulls.

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Narrower term 2

Jerker 76% connected

A beater.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Wrester 76% connected

One who wrests.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 2

Mover 76% connected

A person or thing that moves, stirs, or changes place.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 6

Drag 74% connected

A confection; a comfit; a drug.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Drag 74% connected

A confection; a comfit; a drug.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Hale 74% connected

Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Hale 74% connected

Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pull 74% connected

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pull 74% connected

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Tugger 92% connected

One who tugs.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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