plyer n 1: someone who plies a trade [syn: {plier}, {plyer}]
Plyer \Ply"er\, n. One who, or that which, plies; specifically: (a) pl. A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a St. Andrew's cross. (b) pl. See {Pliers}. [1913 Webster]