Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pliers

1 sense of pliers

Sense 1
pliers, pair of pliers, plyers -- (a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws)
       => hand tool -- (a tool used with workers' hands)
       => compound lever -- (a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun plier

1 sense of plier

Sense 1
plier, plyer -- (someone who plies a trade)
       => worker -- (a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker")