chela

Plural: chelae, chelas, chele

Noun

• A disciple or pupil of a guru or spiritual teacher.
• A pincerlike claw found on certain crustaceans, like crabs.
• a Hindu disciple of a swami
• a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
• A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid.
• A pupil or disciple, especially in Hinduism.

Examples

• As a CHELA of the Scrabble master, he absorbed every strategic lesson.
• He used a CHELA-like grip on his tiles, contemplating his next move.

Synonyms

claw, nipper, pincer