piercer

Sharp penetrating tool

A piercer is someone who performs body piercings professionally, inserting jewelry through holes made in ears, noses, navels, and other body parts.

The term also applies more broadly to anything that pierces—a tool, weapon, or sharp object designed to puncture or penetrate.

She went to a reputable piercer for her septum ring.

In casual use, piercer can describe an exceptionally sharp or penetrating thing: That wind is a real piercer.

tool

awl

Pointed piercing implement

spike · stiletto · bodkin · gimlet · pricker · skewer · lancet · trocar · cannula · sharp

jewelry

labret

Lower lip piercing jewelry

  • barbellWeighted exercise apparatus
  • studUpright wall framing
  • hoopRigid circular frame

industrial · horseshoe · retainer · gauge · titanium · niobium

bodyart

tattooist

Body art practitioner

  • studioCreative professional's workspace
  • artistMaker of creative works
  • aftercarePost-procedure recovery support

sterilization · needle · clamps · gloves · antiseptic · healing · cannula · autoclave · apprentice · portfolio

sensation

sting

Sharp wound from insect

  • sharpFine-edged, or astute
  • quickMoving with speed
  • pinchSqueeze with fingertips

pressure · momentary · intense · brief · acute · burning · smarting · twinge · prick · discomfort

location

earlobe

Soft lower pinna

  • tragusEar's inner projection
  • helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
  • rookChess piece or corvid

conch · septum · nostril · eyebrow · lip · tongue · navel · nipple · cartilage · industrial

organism

mosquito

Blood-feeding flying pest

  • leechBlood-feeding aquatic worm
  • tickParasitic eight-legged pest
  • fleaBlood-drinking jumping pest

bedbug · horsefly · lamprey · proboscis · bloodsucker · stinger · mandible · fang · biting · feeding

Categories
Opposites
action type

piercerspreader

Tool for distribution

coater · smoother · flattener · buffer · laminator

material integrity

piercersealer

Coating preventing moisture penetration

closer · filler · plugger · patcher · stopper

force application

piercercushion

Stuffed fabric for comfort

shield · protector · pad · buffer · guard

Phrases
Family

piercing, pierce, pierced, pierces, piercingly, piercings, unpierced, piercers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG