peeler

¹ American  

[pee-ler] / ˈpi lər /

noun

1. a person or thing that peels.

2. Also called parer.  a kitchen implement, often having a swiveling, protected blade, for removing the peel or outer skin of a vegetable or fruit.

3. 1. a long-staple cotton raised originally in the regions along the Yazoo River and the Mississippi River delta.

   2. a yarn made from this cotton.

4. Slang. a striptease dancer.

5. a log, especially of a Douglas fir, suitable for rotary cutting into veneers.

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peeler ² American  

[pee-ler] / ˈpi lər /

noun

British Archaic.

1. a police officer.

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peeler ¹ British  

/ ˈpiːlə /

noun

1. a special knife or mechanical device for peeling vegetables, fruit, etc

   a potato peeler

2. slang a striptease dancer

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peeler ² British  

/ ˈpiːlə /

noun

1. old-fashioned another word for policeman

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Etymology

Origin of peeler¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English peler; equivalent to peel ¹ ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Origin of peeler²

1810–20; named after Sir R. Peel; see -er ¹

Example Sentences

The battle to claw back this right is the nerve-racking subject of this civic-minded documentary directed by Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, a Muscogee journalist, and Joe Peeler.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Landsberry-Baker and Peeler chatted with Salon about their film in advance of its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2023

Olga has a specific favorite among this style of vegetable peelers, the Kuhn Rikon Original Swiss Peeler.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2022

Peeler said last summer that “changing the name of a stack of bricks and mortar is at the bottom of my to-do list.”

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2021

“We had a big wind and rainstorm one night and near all the pine trees blowed down. Peeler and Lovin Comp’ny put a sawmill in there and sawed’m up.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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