pincer

pin·cer

noun \ˈpin(t)-sər, especially for 1 US often ˈpin-chər\

Definition of PINCER

1

plural

a : an instrument having two short handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot and used for gripping things

b : a claw (as of a lobster) resembling a pair of pincers : chela

2

: pincer movement

— pin·cer·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

Origin of PINCER

Middle English pinceour, from Anglo-French *pinceour, pinchure, from Anglo-French *pincher, pincer to pinch, from Vulgar Latin *pinctiare, *punctiare, from Latin punctum puncture — more at point

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with PINCER

clincher, flincher, lyncher, pincher, wincher