reacher

Definitions

noun One who or that which reaches, or is capable of or serves for reaching.
noun An exaggeration; a “stretcher.”
noun One who reaches warp-threads to another (the drawer-in), to be drawn through the heddles and reed, in making ready for the loom.

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2009 Watchphrase: Be a Teacher and a Reacher 2009
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Archive 2009-01-01 2009
Putting aside the entire question of whether a "reacher" device is more effective than a service dog, there is no device that substitutes for a walker dog.

Mark Kleiman: Why won't the VA provide service dogs for wounded warriors? 2008
Marian had a homemade "reacher" consisting of a dowel stick with an L-screw attached to one end.

Radical Day of Fun Kay Olson 2007
Another friend suggested a "reacher" for her, so I got her one today, and she laughed and said that she'd been wondering about getting herself one.

Archive 2007-07-01 Bardiac 2007
Another friend suggested a "reacher" for her, so I got her one today, and she laughed and said that she'd been wondering about getting herself one.

Random Bits of Blogging Happiness Bardiac 2007
Marian had a homemade "reacher" consisting of a dowel stick with an L-screw attached to one end.

Archive 2007-01-01 Kay Olson 2007
Maria loves to clean, so she uses a long tool the girls call a "reacher" to pick up things.

The Seattle Times 2010
Maria loves to clean, so she uses a long tool the girls call a "reacher" to pick up things.

The Seattle Times 2010
Maria loves to clean, so she uses a long tool the girls call a "reacher" to pick up things.

The News Tribune - Tacoma - - HOMEPAGE 2010