weeder

Noun

weeder (plural weeders)

1. An agricultural worker who removes weeds.
   • If these plants are young, the weeders do not see them; and in this case, when they grow larger, the land must be again weeded. But the small plants, which are not less prejudicial, such as the wild Fitch, the wild Oat, Darnel, Fennel-flower, Knot-grass, Restharrow, Fox-tail, the several sorts of...1764, Duhamel du Monceau, translated by Philip Miller, The Elements of Agriculture, volume 1, page 265
   • That strength of body is often equal to the courage of mind implanted in the fair sex, will not be denied by those who have seen the water-women of Plymouth; the female drudges of Ireland, Wales, and Scotland; the fish-women of Billinsgate; the weeders, podders, and hoppers, who swarm the fields...1778, T. S., “Proposals for raising Female Regiments”, in The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, volume 9, page 584
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 July 26, Anne Raver, “Recognizing Those Who Keep Brooklyn in Bloom”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2021