clincher en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English clinch Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English clincher From clinch + -er.
Meanings
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That which clinches; that which makes something final or firm; a decisive factor.
The clincher was that we couldn't wait any longer to leave, or it would get dark.
Even after what turned out to be the clincher, Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz and Jorginho went close to forcing a penalty shootout.
2022 April 12, Neil Johnston, “Real Madrid 2-3 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:Newcastle's Dan Gosling was sent off for a foul on Russell Martin but Ba fired in to cut the deficit, before Holt nodded in the clincher.
2011 December 10, Arindam Rej, “Norwich 4 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport:Transport Scotland acknowledges that the permanence of the new fares regime could be the clincher in persuading people to "travel more often and make long-term choices with certainty, helping people to leave the car at home".
2025 September 17, Conrad Landin, “Decarbonising Scottish transport”, in RAIL, number 1044, page 39:
- A tyre with a bead around the edge to attach to the rim of the wheel when inflated.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clinchers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |