1.
[syn: stripper, striptease artist, striptease, stripteaser, exotic dancer, ecdysiast, peeler]
2. a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables;
3. a device for peeling vegetables or fruits;
- Example: "she invented a potato peeler"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Peeler \Peel"er\ (p[=e]l"[~e]r), n.
One who peels or strips.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Peeler \Peel"er\, n. [See Peel to plunder.]
A pillager.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Peeler \Peel"er\, n.
A nickname for a policeman; -- so called from Sir Robert
Peel. [British Slang] See Bobby.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
peeler
n 1: a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing
to music [syn: stripper, striptease artist,
striptease, stripteaser, exotic dancer, ecdysiast,
peeler]
2: a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables
3: a device for peeling vegetables or fruits; "she invented a
potato peeler"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "peeler":
bluebottle, bobby, bull, constable, copper, dynamo, ecdysiast,
flatfoot, gendarme, go-getter, live wire, officer, paddy, rustler,
self-starter, stripper, striptease, teaser