puller

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself
noun someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something

From Middle English puller, pullere, equivalent to pull + -er.

"No, you are a good puller," rejoined Harley. — The Candidate: A Political Romance, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
And again the Nevian shear-plane of force slashed at the Terrestrial's tractor beam; but this time the mighty puller did not give way. — Triplanetary, E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith
But it is at such times, too, that one appreciates at his full value such a noble puller as our wheel dog Nanook. — Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled: A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska, Hudson Stuck

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