pincher

[ pin-cher ]

noun

1. a person or thing that pinches.
2. pinchers, (usually used with a plural verb) pincers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pincher¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English pynchar “stingy person”; pinch, -er ²

Example Sentences

Pincher looked wistfully up in her face, and seemed to understand that something was wrong with his mistress.

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At the gate which led from the court-yard, he encountered Pincher, whom he had not seen since Dorothy left.

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"That's a cross dog of yours," cried the woman, kicking at Pincher, with her heavy nailed boots.

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Pincher, who followed close at her heels, gave an ominous growl, and burst off into a fresh paroxysm of barking.

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Dorothy descended from her lofty perch on the stool, and met the red gleaming eyes of Pincher intently watching all her movements.

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