piercer noun. ['pɪǝsǝ] ME.
[Anglo-Norman persour, from Old & mod. French percer: see PIERCE verb, -ER¹.]
1. A person who pierces; spec. a person employed or skilled in perforating wood or metal. ME.

2. A thing which pierces; spec. a pointed tool for boring holes, as an auger, awl, gimlet, etc. ME.
b. A bodily organ used in piercing, as the sting or ovipositor of an insect. L17.
c. An eye with a keen or penetrating glance. Usu. in pl. colloq. M18.

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