PRICKER

noun one who spurs forward; a light horseman.

2. pricker ·noun a priming wire; a priming needle, — used in blasting and gunnery.

3. pricker ·noun a small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, — used in sailmaking.

4. pricker ·noun one who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.