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pearler

British  
/ ˈpɜːlə /

noun

  1. a person who dives for or trades in pearls

  2. a boat used while searching for pearls

  3. informal something impressive

    that shot was a real pearler
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. informal excellent; pleasing

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ross Thompson banged over a pearler of a conversion.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

When Ford put over the first of his conversions - a pearler - he didn't really have any other attacking option.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

If there was pain involved in losing so late in the day there might be some solace for Rangers in the fact it took an absolute pearler to bring them down.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2022

He releases a pearler of a shot, but it’s blocked and deflected out for a corner, which comes to nothing.

From The Guardian • Jan. 20, 2021

I am going back to my old vocation of pearler in Torres Straits.

From Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 by Becke, Louis

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