What Is Another Name for Wire Cutters

Diagonal pliers (or wire cutters or diagonal cutting pliers or diagonal cutters or side cutters) are pliers intended for the cutting of wire (they are generally not used to grab or turn anything).

What is another name for a cutter?

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How many types of wire cutters are there?

Cable cutters generally fall into four categories. There are shear-action, handheld types that offer strength in a compact package and resemble a pair of pliers. Longer-handled, two-handed cutters look more like hedge-clippers and cut larger cable.