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Synonyms for pincer

  • noun

Most common

pair of tweezers pair of pincers tweezer claw nipper

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Pair of pincers

pair of pincers, tweezer, pair of tweezers

2. Claw

claw, nipper, chela

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers.

Related words

Phrases
pincer attack pincer movement

Forms

Plural
pincers → tweezers, claws, nippers, chelae…

Example sentences

  • claw Cookie hooked Elsabelle's blouse with his claw.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pincerrising
tweezerrising
clawrising
nipperrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
claw1
5 letters
chela
6 letters
nipper2
7 letters
tweezer2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nipper2 = 2 syllables).