n.
Pronunciation: ' pin(t)-s ə r, esp for 1 US often ' pin-ch ə r
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Etymology: 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
Date: 14th century
1 : an instrument having two short handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot and used for gripping things
2 : a claw (as of a lobster) resembling a pair of pincers : CHELA
3 : PINCER MOVEMENT
– pin · cer · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective