Peeler definition

pēlər
peelers
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A police officer.
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(brit., slang, former) A policeman.
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One that peels, especially a kitchen implement for peeling the rinds or skins from fruits or vegetables.
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One that can be readily peeled, especially a crab that is about to molt.
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(UK, slang, dated) A police officer.
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A person whose job it is to peel fruit or vegetable produce.
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A utensil for peeling fruit or vegetables.

Potato peeler.

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(pejorative, slang) A woman (less commonly a man) who removes her clothing for entertainment. A stripper.
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Noun

Singular:
peeler
Plural:
peelers

Origin of peeler

  • After Sir Robert Peel

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the surname of Sir Robert Peel, who established the Irish constabulary and London's police force; compare bobby, from the given name.

    From Wiktionary

  • From peel + -er.

    From Wiktionary

Peeler Sentence Examples

  • For example, some recipes only require a knife, cutting board and peeler.

  • The first bust is talking says peeler a look at.

  • The top bait without doubt is peeler crab, be it fresh or frozen.

  • In contrast, freshwater eel are targeted by casting small peeler crab baits 100 yards or more into the main channel.

  • One easy way to do this is to peel beets with a vegetable peeler and grate the flesh into strips to add to a salad.

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