PEELER
peeler
(noun) a device for peeling vegetables or fruits; “she invented a potato peeler”
peeler
(noun) a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables
stripper, striptease artist, striptease, stripteaser, exotic dancer, ecdysiast, peeler
(noun) a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
Peeler (plural Peelers)
(Ireland, slang) Alternative form of peeler (policeman).
Proper noun
Peeler (plural Peelers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peeler is the 5901st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5848 individuals. Peeler is most common among White (79.87%) and Black/African American (16.09%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Leeper, repeel
Etymology 1
Noun
peeler (plural peelers)
(British, slang, dated) A police officer.
Synonyms
• See police officer.
Etymology 2
Noun
peeler (plural peelers)
One who peels.
A person whose job it is to peel fruit or vegetable produce.
A person who works by peeling the bark off trees.
(pejorative, slang) A stripper; one who disrobes for entertainment.
(obsolete) One who peels or pillages.
A device for peeling fruit or vegetables.
A household utensil for peeling fruit or vegetables.
An industrial food-processing machine for removing the peels or skins.
Something to be peeled.
Something that is peeling, about to peel, or prone to peeling.
An edible crab that is about to shed its shell.
(surfing) An ideal wave.
(horticulture) A plant which impoverishes the soil by demanding high value nutrients and so requires the use of fertilizers.
Someone who breaks horses.
Anagrams
• Leeper, repeel
Source: Wiktionary
Peel"er, n.
Definition: One who peels or strips.
Peel"er, n. Etym: [See Peel to plunder.]
Definition: A pillager.
Peel"er, n.
Definition: A nickname for a policeman; -- so called from Sir Robert Peel. [British Slang] See Bobby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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