1. plural of pricker; pointed tools or instruments used for making holes or puncturing
2. thorns or sharp spines on plants

Examples

• The leather worker used prickers to mark holes before stitching.
• She kept her prickers in a small toolbox with other crafting supplies.
• The rose bush’s prickers caught on my sleeve as I walked by.
• Blackberry canes are covered with sharp prickers.
• He carefully avoided the prickers while picking berries.
• The bookbinder’s prickers helped create evenly spaced holes.
• Watch out for the prickers on that cactus plant.