weeder

noun3

1. •
   An agricultural worker who removes weeds.

   • Help me to become a pure waterer, weeder, and deadheader of our little plot, to mature from manic bride and bonnarder to the calm, the jen, of deep and ancient garden wifedom. — 2011
2. •
   A tool used to remove weeds.

   • (She told me I must buy a swoe, a long-handled weeder sold by Fiskars, that changed her life.) — 2007
3. •
   Ellipsis of weeder class or weeder course.

   • Weeders are often the first barrier to entry into certain professional careers for students. The most famous example is being “weeded-out” of the pre-med track. — 2024