wire stripper

noun

A small, hand-held device used to strip the electrical insulation from electric wires.

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Meanings

nounwire stripper (plural wire strippers)

plural wire strippers

  1. A small, hand-held device used to strip the electrical insulation from electric wires.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cable stripper

Translations

Bulgarian клещи заголвачки
  • клещи заголвачки (klešti zagolvački)small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
Catalan pela-cables
  • pela-cablessmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
Czech stripovač, stripovací kleště
  • stripovačsmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • stripovací kleštěsmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
Danish afisoleringstang
  • afisoleringstangsmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
Dutch striptang, draadstripper
  • striptangsmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • draadstrippersmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
French pince à dénuder
  • pince à dénudersmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
German Abisolierzange
  • Abisolierzangesmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
Italian spellafili, spellacavi
  • spellafilismall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • spellacavismall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • pinza spelafilismall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • pinza spellacavismall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
Korean 와이어 스트리퍼
  • 와이어 스트리퍼 (waieo seuteuripeo)small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
Portuguese alicate desencapador, desencapador
  • alicate desencapadorsmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • desencapadorsmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
Russian стриппер, съёмник изоляции
  • стриппер (stripper)small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • съёмник изоляции (sʺjómnik izoljacii)small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
Spanish pelacables, alicates pelacables
  • pelacablessmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • alicates pelacablessmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • pinza pelacablessmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • peladora de cablessmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
Swedish kabelskalare
  • kabelskalaresmall device to strip the insulation from electric wires
Ukrainian стрипер
  • стрипер (stryper)small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
Cite this entry
APA

wire stripper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wire%20stripper

MLA

“wire stripper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wire%20stripper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wire stripper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wire%20stripper.

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