buttonpuller

noun
UK /ˈbʌtnˌpʊlə/
US /ˈbʌtnˌpʊlər/

A buttonpuller is a small tool that helps you pull buttons through cloth.

She used a buttonpuller to fasten the buttons on her new coat.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A person whose job is to pull buttons off clothes in a factory.

The buttonpuller removed the old buttons before the shirts were recycled.

3. A playful name for someone who always tugs at other people's buttons.

My little brother is a real buttonpuller and won't leave my jacket alone.

4. A device on a machine that pulls buttons into place during manufacturing.

The buttonpuller on the sewing line broke, so the workers fixed it quickly.