Pincher
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pincher¹
- /ˈpɪntʃə/ UK
- /ˈpɪnt͡ʃɚ/ US
Sounds like pinscher
Where it comes from
From pinch + -er.
noun pinchers
- 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.
- 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.”
- Dated form of pincer.pincer
- Eggcorn of pincer.
Pincher²
Where it comes from
Reduced form of Pinchard.
proper noun Pinchers
- A surname.