pincher

[ pin-cher ]

noun

1. a person or thing that pinches.
2. pinchers, (usually used with a plural verb) pincers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pincher¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English pynchar “stingy person”; pinch, -er ²

Example Sentences

She is the penny pincher, and she’s the motivator for keeping everybody’s spirits up, sort of.

From Los Angeles Times

Badenoch resigned from Boris Johnson's cabinet over his handling of the Chris Pincher affair, which she said resulted in the public thinking "we were no longer speaking for them or looking out them, we were in it for ourselves".

From BBC

This appointment disqualifies them from being an MP and each new appointment revoking the previous. so Mr Benton has displaced Chris Pincher, who quit last year after a sex scandal.

From BBC

The most explosive claims had already been revealed in Their Trade is Treachery, by Harry Chapman Pincher, published five years earlier, with Peter Wright as its main - anonymous - source.

From BBC

Last week, "Passionate Penny Pincher," a discount blog that accepts commissions for sales, touted $29.99 Dearfoam shearling "Ugg dupe slippers" as holiday gifts in an email to followers.

From Reuters