peeler
A police officerA police officer.
» This peeler is easy to handle and sharp.
Meaning
14 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang)A police officer.
One who peels.
a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables
One who peels.
A person whose job it is to peel fruit or vegetable produce.
A person who works by peeling the bark off trees.
(derogatory, slang)A stripper; one who disrobes for entertainment.
a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
A device for peeling fruit or vegetables.
A household utensil for peeling fruit or vegetables.
potato peeler
Kartoffelschäler
картофелечисткаkartofelečistka
лушпи́льникlušpýlʹnyk
a device for peeling vegetables or fruits
An industrial food-processing machine for removing the peels or skins.
Something to be peeled.
Something that is peeling, about to peel, or prone to peeling.
Something that is peeling, about to peel, or prone to peeling.
An edible crab that is about to shed its shell.
An ideal wave.
A plant which impoverishes the soil by demanding high value nutrients and so requires the use of fertilizers.
Examples
8 sentencesThis peeler is easy to handle and sharp.
This peeler is easy to hold and slices well.
deDieser Schäler lässt sich leicht halten und schneidet gut.
This peeler is easy to hold and cuts wonderfully.
In a pinch, a vegetable peeler can act as a zester.
deNotfalls kann ein Gemüseschäler als Zitronenschaber herhalten.
I'd rather peel potatoes with a potato peeler than with an ordinary knife.
deKartoffeln schäle ich lieber mit einem Kartoffelschäler als mit einem gewöhnlichen Messer.
Translations
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Origin
From the surname of Sir Robert Peel, who established the Irish constabulary and London's pFrom the surname of Sir Robert Peel, who established the Irish constabulary and London's police force; compare bobby, from the given name.
From Middle English peler, piller, pyllare, pilour, pelure, pelour, equivalent to peel + -er.
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Forms
plural: peelersSynonyms
7 synonyms- a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music:stripperstriptease artiststripteasestripteaserexotic dancerecdysiast