1. tools with two hinged arms used for cracking open nuts
Usage: plural form
2. decorative wooden figures, often soldiers, traditionally associated with Christmas
Usage: plural form
3. birds of the crow family that feed on nuts and seeds
Usage: plural form; ornithology

Examples

• She used the nutcrackers to open the walnuts for the cake.
• The antique nutcrackers were made of heavy silver.
• The Christmas display featured colorful wooden nutcrackers.
• Children love the story of The Nutcracker ballet.
• The nutcrackers in the forest cached thousands of pine seeds.
• He collected vintage nutcrackers from around the world.
• The nutcrackers broke when she tried to crack the Brazil nut.