ear piercer

Makes jewelry holes

An ear piercer is a person who pierces ears professionally, or a tool designed for creating holes in earlobes to accommodate jewelry.

The term also describes any sharp, high-pitched sound that seems to stab at the ears: That alarm is a real ear piercer.

Related
  • needlePointed implement for sewing
  • lobeRounded projecting part
  • studUpright wall framing
  • holeAbsence in matter
  • sharpFine-edged, or astute

sterile needle · cartilage · body jewelry · salon · pain · gun · sterile · helix · tragus · puncture · belly button · jewelry · gauge · screech · shrill · shriek · high pitched · wince

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Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G