Plier vs Listener - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between plier and listener

is that plier is one who plies while listener is someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.

(en noun)

One who plies.

(en noun)

Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.

* 1904 , :

* 1937 , (John Steinbeck), Of Mice and Men :

And then her words tumbled out in a passion of communication, as though she hurried before her listener could be taken away.

A function that runs in response to an event; an event handler.

* listenership