plier

IPA/ˈplaɪ.ər/
KK[plˈaɪɚ]IPA/ˈplaɪ.ɚ/

plier — noun

  • pliersingular
  • pliersplural

1. A person who does a particular job or sells a specific kind of product, often in

1.名詞C2
釋義

A person who does a particular job or sells a specific kind of product, often in a public place such as a street or market.

例句

Every morning, the market plier arranged her fresh vegetables neatly on the wooden stall.

The old watchmaker was a plier of his trade for more than forty years in the same shop.

pattern: a plier of [possessive] trade

同義詞
  • seller

    much more common and neutral; not restricted to public places

  • vendor

    common for street or market sales; slightly more specific than plier

  • trader

    broader, includes buying as well as selling; often used in financial contexts too

  • tradesperson

    general term for someone in a skilled manual job, not limited to selling

反義詞
  • buyer

    opposite role in a transaction — the person who purchases goods

  • customer

    the person who buys from the plier

文法句型

a plier of [trade/goods]

用法筆記

This word is formal and uncommon in everyday conversation. It most often appears in the set expression 'plier of one's trade' (someone who performs their occupation regularly, especially a manual or sales trade).

常見錯誤

❌He used plier to cut the wire.
✅He used pliers to cut the wire.
💡'Plier' (one who works) and 'pliers' (a gripping tool) are different words despite the similar spelling.