Phrase guide

wire stripper

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small, hand-held device used to strip the electrical insulation from electric wires.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a hand tool used by electricians to remove insulation from the cut end of an insulated wire

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hand tool

History

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: клещи заголвачки (klešti zagolvački) — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Catalan: pela-cables — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Czech: stripovač — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Czech: stripovací kleště — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Danish: afisoleringstang — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Dutch: striptang — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Dutch: draadstripper — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • French: pince à dénuder — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • German: Abisolierzange — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Italian: spellafili — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Italian: spellacavi — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Italian: pinza spelafili — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Italian: pinza spellacavi — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Korean: 와이어 스트리퍼 (waieo seuteuripeo) — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Macedonian: клешта за оголување (klešta za ogoluvanje) — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Macedonian: бланкирка (blankirka) — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Macedonian: клешта за бланкирање (klešta za blankiranje) — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Portuguese: alicate desencapador — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Portuguese: desencapador — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Russian: стриппер (stripper) — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Russian: съёмник изоляции (sʺjómnik izoljacii) — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Spanish: pelacables — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Spanish: alicates pelacables — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Spanish: pinza pelacables — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Spanish: peladora de cables — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Swedish: kabelskalare — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires
  • Ukrainian: стрипер (stryper) — small device to strip the insulation from electric wires