# plier

Pronunciation: US say "PLY-er" /ˈplaɪɚ/; UK say "PLY-uh" /ˈplaɪ.ə(ɹ)/

## Noun

1. Attributive form of pliers. — Attributive form of pliers.
   - Simple: Attributive form of pliers. Use it before another noun to describe something to do with pliers.
   - _The plier jaws left small marks on the soft copper pipe._
   - _She mounted a plier rack on the garage wall._
2. A person who plies a trade, or who works steadily and skillfully at a task or craft.
   - Simple: A person who works steadily at a trade or skill.
   - _A skilled plier of the needle, she finished each garment entirely by hand._
   - _The pliers of the river trade knew its currents intimately._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "ply" combined with the suffix "-er".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/plier (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).