Phrase guide

bolt cutter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A metal tool, resembling a large pair of pliers, used to cut or sheer bolts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bolt cropper

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an implement for cutting bolts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cutter, cutlery, cutting tool

History

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tallaperns — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斷線鉗 /断线钳 (duànxiànqián) — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Dutch: betonschaar — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Esperanto: bolttranĉilo — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Finnish: voimaleikkuri — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Finnish: pulttisakset — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • French: coupe-boulons — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • French: pince-monseigneur — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Georgian: ჭანჭიკსაჭრელი (č̣anč̣iḳsač̣reli) — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • German: Bolzenschneider — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Italian: tagliabulloni — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Japanese: ボルトカッタ (borutokatta) — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Mongolian: боолт таслагч (boolt taslagč) — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Persian: قیچی آهنبر (qeyči-e âhan-bor) — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Polish: obcinak do śrub — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Portuguese: cisalha — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Russian: болторе́з (boltoréz) — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Spanish: cizalla — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Spanish: cortapernos — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Spanish: napoleón — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Swedish: bultsax — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Turkish: cıvata kesici — large pair of pliers to cut bolts
  • Turkish: demir makası — large pair of pliers to cut bolts