Definition

Noun: 1. A specialized tobacco worker: A "sprigger" is a person whose job involves preparing tobacco leaves for further processing. Specifically, this worker removes the central stems from moistened tobacco leaves and then gathers and secures the prepared leaves into bundles, often called "books."

Usage Notes

• The term "sprigger" is a highly specific occupational noun used within the tobacco farming and processing industry. It is not a common word in general English.
• It refers to a manual laborer performing a particular, skilled step in the traditional curing and handling of tobacco.

Examples

• The farm hired several experienced spriggers for the harvest season to ensure the leaves were prepared correctly.
• After the leaves were moistened in the barn, the sprigger deftly stripped the stems and bound the leaves.

Advanced Usage

• The role of a sprigger is part of a larger, often traditional, agricultural process. The term can evoke imagery of specific regional tobacco-growing cultures.

Variants and Related Words

• To sprig (verb, rare/obsolete in this context): The act of performing the sprigger's task. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• Tobacco stripper
• Tobacco handler (less specific)
• Agricultural worker (general)

Noun

1. a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books