clincher

[klin-cher]

noun

1. a person or thing that clinches.

2. a statement, argument, fact, situation, or the like, that is decisive or conclusive.

   The heat was the clincher that made us decide to leave the city.

3. a nail, screw, etc., for clinching.

4. Automotive.,  a clincher tire.

clincher

/ ˈklɪntʃə /

noun

1. informal,  something decisive, such as a fact, score, etc

2. a person or thing that clinches

Word History and Origins

Origin of clincher¹

1485–95; variant of Middle English clencher ( clench + -er ¹ )

Example Sentences

Their tying and go-ahead runs in the Fall Classic clincher came on a pair of productive at-bats in the form of sacrifice flies.

From Los Angeles Times

Sir Ben says that is what first piqued his interest, with the script being a final clincher.

From BBC

“I watched the whole thing, and that was the clincher,” Mays said.

From Los Angeles Times

The clincher for Emery appears to have been the promise of playing Asensio in the number 10 position.

From BBC

Then he delivers the clincher line in English while flourishing a finger-heart: “I like . . . you.”

From Salon