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clincher

[ klin-cher ]
/ ˈklɪn tʃər /
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noun

a person or thing that clinches.
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.
a nail, screw, etc., for clinching.
Automotive. a clincher tire.

RELATED WORDS

culmination, closer, finisher, deathblow, capper

Nearby words

  1. clime,
  2. clin-,
  3. clin.,
  4. clinandrium,
  5. clinch,
  6. clincher tire,
  7. clincher-built,
  8. clindamycin,
  9. cline,
  10. cline, patsy

Origin of clincher

1485–95; variant of Middle English clencher (clench + -er1)
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British Dictionary definitions for clincher

clincher

/ (ˈklɪntʃə) /

noun

informal something decisive, such as a fact, score, etc
a person or thing that clinches
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Word Origin and History for clincher

clincher

n.

early 14c., "person or thing that clinches" (i.e., secures nails by bending down or riveting the pointed end), late 15c. as a class of shipyard worker; agent noun from clinch (v.). As a type of nail, from 1735; as a conclusive statement, argument, etc., 1737.

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