pinchers

noun

plural of pincher
as in thieves
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 pinchers But none of those tactics have fully contained the invasive pinchers. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 Subcategories of the pincer style are the mini oven mitts, which stop at the wrist rather than covering the forearm, and pot pinchers, which can be used as oven mitts in a, well, pinch. — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 June 2026 Rottweilers, Doberman pinchers, Belgian Tervurens, and Siamese cats are most likely to get it, although any breed or mixed breed can be affected. — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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  1. thieves
  2. robbers
Noun
  • Biometric authentication, such as Face ID or fingerprint recognition, generally offers stronger protection against opportunistic thieves because there’s no passcode for someone nearby to observe.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
  • The torque theft recalls the brazen theft at the Louvre in Paris, in which thieves made off with $102 million worth of jewels in less than eight minutes, also in broad daylight.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of thieves
Noun
  • During the crime, one of the robbers pulled out a gun and shot the man in the leg, police say.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • While his colleagues slept, the robbers would make their move.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
Definition of robbers

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