n. Anything that pulls, but especially a hoist in which a cable is attached to a lever and a ratchet mechanism
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who, or that which, pulls.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who or that which pulls.
n. In turpentining, a long-handled hack used for chipping faces too high to be reached with the ordinary hack.
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n. someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself
n. someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something
Word Usage
"Sometimes it takes a few good whack if the bullet has a good cannelure, but a design feature of a bullet puller is the assumption you want to save the brass."