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Definition of Peeler

1. Noun. A performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music.

2. Noun. A worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables.

3. Noun. A device for peeling vegetables or fruits. "She invented a potato peeler"

Definition of Peeler

1. n. One who peels or strips.

2. n. A pillager.

3. n. A nickname for a policeman; -- so called from Sir Robert Peel.

Definition of Peeler

1. Noun. (British slang dated) A police officer. ¹

2. Noun. A person whose job it is to peel fruit or vegetable produce. ¹

3. Noun. A utensil for peeling fruit or vegetables. ¹

4. Noun. (context: pejorative slang) A woman (or less commonly a man) who removes her clothing for entertainment. A stripper. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Peeler

1. one that peels [n -S] - See also: peels

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peeler

peeked peeking peeks peekytoe peekytoes peel peel away peel me a grape peel of peel off

peel out peel strength peelable peele peeled peeler (current term) peelers peelhouse peelhouses peeling

peeling grapes peelings peels peels away peely-wally peen peenash peened peenge peenged

Literary usage of Peeler

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Great Conspiracy Case: The People of the State of Michigan by Abel F. Fitch, Warner Wing, Ammi Filley, Michigan Circuit Court (Wayne County) (1851)
"I was not with peeler when he delivered the second stick. ... peeler went part of the way home with me; we got home along in the afternoon. ..."

2. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"The 1%-inch peeler cotton would be er, 40 pounds or a 16-ounce lap, ... At the card the particulars used for the peeler cotton are: A draft of not less than ..."

3. Pennsylvania Archives ...by Pennsylvania Dept. of public instruction, Pennsylvania State library, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Library by Pennsylvania Dept. of public instruction, Pennsylvania State library, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Library (1899)
"... xxiii, 264 Peeters, Jane xii, 687 peeler, Casher xxiii, 204 Peeters, John xxii, ... 267 peeler, David xii, 764 Peeters, Rees xi, 190 peeler, Fred'k xiv, ..."

4. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"He's gone for a peeler and a search warrant to break open the door. 1851. ... As regards the police, the hatred of a costermonger to a peeler Is intense. ..."

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