pliers

noun

pli·​ers ˈplī(-ə)rz 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: a small pincers for holding small objects or for bending and cutting wire

Word History

Etymology

ply entry 3 (in sense "to bend") + -ers (plural of -er entry 2)

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing pliers

• needle-nose pliers

Rhymes for pliers

• briars
• briers
• buyers
• criers
• driers
• dryers
• dyers
• fires
• fliers
• flyers
• friars
• fryers

Kids Definition

pliers

plural noun

pli·​ers ˈplī(-ə)rz 

: a small pincers for holding small objects or for bending and cutting wire