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PLIER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does plier mean?
• PLIER (noun)
The noun PLIER has 1 sense:
1. someone who plies a trade
Familiarity information: PLIER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who plies a trade
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
plier; plyer
Hypernyms ("plier" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)
Derivation:
ply (travel a route regularly)
ply (apply oneself diligently)
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