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clincher

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklɪntʃər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈklɪntʃɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(klin′chər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
clinch•er /ˈklɪntʃɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person or thing that clinches.
  2. a statement, etc., that settles something decisively:When we found he was lying, that was the clincher.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
clinch•er  (klin′chər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that clinches.
  2. a statement, argument, fact, situation, or the like, that is decisive or conclusive:The heat was the clincher that made us decide to leave the city.
  3. a nail, screw, etc., for clinching.
  4. [Auto.]a clincher tire.
  • variant of Middle English clencher (clench + -er1) 1485–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
clincher /ˈklɪntʃə/ n
  1. informal something decisive, such as a fact or score
  2. a person or thing that clinches
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