as in thief
one who steals
the pincher of the stolen electronics was caught by the police trying to sell them
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Recent Examples of pincher
But one other aspect that stands out is the ship carrying other dangerous specimens like a small eyeball octopus that possesses a host, or little pincher bugs that drain your blood and swell disgustingly to thirty times their size.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Investors can have a reputation of being penny pinchers.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Trash bags, disposable gloves and pinchers will be provided, but those offering to help are asked to wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, a mask, and if possible, waterproof gloves.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Ever since Jane-Ann shed her exoskeleton and got her pinchers sanded down, she has been considered by fashion designers to be a ten.
—Julie Klausner, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
Investors can have a reputation of being penny pinchers.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Trash bags, disposable gloves and pinchers will be provided, but those offering to help are asked to wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, a mask, and if possible, waterproof gloves.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Ever since Jane-Ann shed her exoskeleton and got her pinchers sanded down, she has been considered by fashion designers to be a ten.
—Julie Klausner, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pincher
Noun
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The driver was identified as 55-year-old Aurora resident Larry Barnes, whom police describe as a prolific car thief with a lengthy and troubling history of arrests, including numerous drug distribution cases, assault on a peace officer, burglary and other offenses.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Vandals stole the control stick out of an R train in December while it was parked underground in southern Brooklyn, a month after an unknown thief absconded with two-way radios from a specialized work train parked in the Coney Island Yard.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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On his way back he was beaten by robbers.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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The alleged robbers had entered the bank, passed the teller a note, and showed a firearm.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Pincher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pincher. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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