Meaning & use
nippers
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a small hand tool with pincer-like jaws used for gripping, cutting, or pulling, such as wire nippers or nail nippers.
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He used a pair of nippers to snip the stray wire ends flush with the board.
The gardener kept a set of nippers in her belt for trimming small stems.
A note on using this word
Almost always used in the plural, like 'scissors' or 'pliers,' since the tool has two joined parts.
Words with a similar meaning
pincerspliers
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