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pincher

UK/ˈpɪntʃə/US/ˈpɪnt͡ʃɚ/

pincher noun: a person or thing that pinches, as in squeezing; e.g. a miser or penny pincher. Also the dated form of pincer.

Noun

pincher (plural pinchers)

  1. A person or thing that pinches, as in squeezing; e.g. a miser or penny pincher.
    • The troubles can be endless: a mix-up on meals, a shortage of liquor, engine difficulties, other mechanical quirks, male pinchers, female whiners, vomiting children, two-timing stewardesses who steal your man, and, once in awhile,^([sic]) a plane that takes a good friend to a fiery death.1967, Trudy Baker, Rachel Jones, Donald Bain (uncredited), Coffee, Tea, or Me?: The Uninhibited Memoirs of Two Airline Stewardesses, New York: Bantam Books, page 3
  2. A person or thing that pinches, as in stealing; e.g. a thief or kleptomaniac.
    • “And they would certainly take offence, were their son to be accused of theft.” “It would stir them up like an egg whisk. I mean, however well they know that Wilbert is a pincher, they don't want to have it rubbed in.”1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter VII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC
    • “And if ever a man needed to be constantly under an eye, it's the above kleptomaniac.” “The what?” “Haven't you been told? Wilbert's a pincher. […] He pinches things. Everything that isn't nailed down is grist to his mill.”1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC
  3. Eggcorn of pincer.

Proper noun capitalized: Pincher

Pincher (plural Pinchers)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

pincher is also the dated form of pincer.

Forms of pincher

Noun
pluralpinchers
Proper noun
pluralPinchers

Origin of pincher

From pinch + -er.

Reduced form of Pinchard.

Words formed from pincher

Phrases with pincher

Questions about pincher

What does pincher mean?
Pincher means a person or thing that pinches, as in squeezing; e.g. a miser or penny pincher.
What part of speech is pincher?
Pincher can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce pincher?
Pincher is pronounced /ˈpɪntʃə/ (UK).
What is the plural of pincher?
The plural of pincher is pinchers.

Words near pincher in the dictionary

  1. pinched one off
  2. pinched out
  3. pinchedly
  4. pinchedness
  5. Pinchefsky
  6. pincher
  7. Pincher Creek
  8. Pinchergate
  9. pinchers
  10. pinches
  11. pinches a loaf

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