pincer

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
  2. noun a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

Etymology

From Middle English pynsor, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”).

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Synonyms

pair of pincers, tweezer, pair of tweezers

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