pinchers

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A form of pincher — A person or thing that pinches, as in squeezing; e.g. a miser or penny pincher.

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Meanings

pinchers1

noun
  1. pluralplural of pincher
nounpinchers pl (plural only)
  1. datedpluralplural onlyDated form of pincers.

    Most people, when they have to extract a nail from a piece of wood with the aid of a pair of pinchers, perform the operation in the wrong way, as in Fig. 1.

    1912, Boys' Life, volume 2, number 2, page 44

Pinchers2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Pincher

Synonyms & antonyms

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

pinchers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinchers

MLA

“pinchers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinchers. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinchers,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinchers.

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