plier

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noun

One who plies.

“a 3-piece plier kit”

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plyer
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Meanings

nounplier (plural pliers)

plural pliers

  1. One who plies.
  2. attributiveAttributive form of pliers.

    a 3-piece plier kit

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who plies a trade

Similar
plyer
Broader
worker
Also see
plyer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ply + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

perilpilerprile
Cite this entry
APA

plier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plier

MLA

“plier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plier. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plier.

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