Home › Words › P › pincerpincer/ˈpɪnsəɹ/pincer means any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pincer ranks #1,465 of 42,752 for Qualifying.pincer is pronounced /ˈpɪnsəɹ/.EtymologyFrom Middle English pynsor, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”).nounAny object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers.verbTo surround with a pincer attack.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pincerwise 74% match — As if with pincers. vs pincer →apinch 63% match — Pinching; so as to pinch. vs pincer →pincers 61% match — A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws. vs pincer →topinch 61% match — To pinch severely. vs pincer →bepinch 59% match — To pinch, or mark with pinches. vs pincer →pincher 59% match — A person or thing that pinches, as in squeezing; e.g. a miser or penny pincher. vs pincer →flank 58% match — To attack the flank(s) of. vs pincer →pinchingly 57% match — So as to pinch vs pincer →