Pinchers (born Christopher Richards,12 April 1965, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist.

He released one album as a teenager in Jamaica for Blue Trac Records, before moving to the UK in 1985.

In 1987, Pinchers gained fame with the single "Agony", from the album of the same name produced by King Jammy. In the same year he recorded the Mass Out album, produced by Philip "Fatis" Burrell and backed by Sly & Robbie, Jackie Mittoo, and Robbie Lynn among others. In 1990 he made another hit, "Bandolero", which endures as probably his most remembered single.