Peeler

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Peeler \Peel"er\ (p[=e]l"[~e]r), n.
     One who peels or strips.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Peeler \Peel"er\, n. [See {Peel} to plunder.]
     A pillager.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Peeler \Peel"er\, n.
     A nickname for a policeman; -- so called from Sir Robert
     Peel. [British Slang] See {Bobby}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  peeler
       n 1: a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing
            to music [syn: {stripper}, {striptease artist}, {striptease},
             {stripteaser}, {exotic dancer}, {ecdysiast}]
       2: a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables
       3: a device for peeling vegetables or fruits; "she invented a
          potato peeler"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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