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plier

plier noun: one who plies. Also the attributive form of pliers.

Noun

plier (plural pliers)

  1. One who plies.

Also used as

plier is also the attributive form of pliers.

Forms of plier

pluralpliers

Origin of plier

From ply + -er.

Words formed from plier

Questions about plier

What does plier mean?
Plier means one who plies.
What part of speech is plier?
Plier is a noun.
What is the plural of plier?
The plural of plier is pliers.

Words near plier in the dictionary

  1. plied
  2. Pliego
  3. Pliegos
  4. Pliensbachian
  5. plieotropic
  6. plier
  7. plier wrenches
  8. pliers
  9. plies
  10. pliest
  11. plieth

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