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pincher

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[pin-cher] / ˈpɪn tʃər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that pinches.

  2. (usually used with a plural verb) pinchers, pincers.

Etymology

Origin of pincher

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

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