punch pliers vs puncher

punch pliers and puncher both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
punch pliers	Yes	No	No	No
puncher	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, puncher is a hypernym of punch pliers; that is, puncher is a word with a broader meaning than punch pliers:

Other hypernyms of punch pliers include punch.

punch pliers (noun)	puncher (noun)
punch consisting of pliers for perforating paper or leather	a tool for making holes or indentations
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	someone who delivers punches