secateurs

[ sek-uh-ter, -tur ]
/ ˈsɛk ə tər, -ˌtɜr /

noun (used with a singular or plural verb) Chiefly British.

scissors or shears, especially pruning shears.

Origin of secateurs

1880–85; < French < Latin sec(āre) to cut (see secant) + French -ateurs (plural) < Latin -ātor -ator

Words nearby secateurs

sec, sec., sec. leg., secam, secant, secateurs, secaucus, secchi, secchi depth, secchi disk, secco

British Dictionary definitions for secateurs

secateurs
/ (ˈsɛkətəz, ˌsɛkəˈtɜːz) /

pl n

mainly British a small pair of shears for pruning, having a pair of pivoted handles, sprung so that they are normally open, and usually a single cutting blade that closes against a flat surface

Word Origin for secateurs

C19: plural of French sécateur, from Latin secāre to cut