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The Collaborative International Dictionary
piercer

Piercel \Pier"cel\, n. [Cf. F. perce.] A kind of gimlet for making vents in casks; -- called also piercer.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
piercer

early 15c., agent noun from pierce (v.).

Wiktionary
piercer

n. 1 An instrument that pierces or perforates, such as a stiletto or piercel. 2 A person who pierces, especially one who carries out body piercing. 3 (context zoology English) The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect. 4 (context zoology English) Any insect provided with an ovipositor.

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Piercer (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the piercer is a vermin. It resembles almost exactly a stalactite (similar to a Darkmantle), only with eyes in the sides. The Piercer is actually a giant gastropod of which the pointy, stalactite-esque part is its shell. Its tail and other such parts can almost never be seen. Its color ranges from brown, to black, to grey, to green, to blue.

Piercer

Piercer can mean:

  • A technician who performs the act of body piercing
  • Piercer (Dungeons & Dragons), a fictional creature in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game

Usage examples of "piercer".

The black-hole piercer, Burst, was standing there, and all his muscles were rippling madly.

James Molony picked up the piercer the head waiter had left on the table and punctured the tip of his cigar with precision.

Reluctantly, for his tongue and fingers itched to play with her new toy, he positioned the sterile vinyl shield the piercer handed him and smoothed its adhesive edges down to protect her newly pierced flesh from bacteria that might lurk on his hands and mouth.

It was the tenth and final one of that brood of evil piercers forged an age ago by the minions of Light to account for my master and those such as myself who serve him.

It was the tenth and final one of that brood of evil piercers forged an age ago by the minions of Light to account for my master and those such as myself who serve him.