pelter

[pel-ter]

noun

1. a person or thing that pelts. pelt.

2. Poker.,  skeet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pelter¹

First recorded in 1820–30; pelt ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The one that caused pelters to rain down from all angles?

From BBC

He’s also getting pelters via the medium of the comedy inflatable.

From The Guardian

Foster takes an age over the restart and receives pelters from the crowd as a result.

From The Guardian

“From this side, there are militants; from there, stone pelters and here, the military. They don’t care what happens to us. I don’t think anyone cares what happens to Kashmiris.”

From New York Times

The bulk of those arrested - more than 3,000 - were listed as “stone pelters and other miscreants”.

From Reuters