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peel·er 1

 (pē′lər)
n.
1. One that peels, especially a kitchen implement for peeling the rinds or skins from fruits or vegetables.
2. One that can be readily peeled, especially a crab that is about to molt.

peel·er 2

 (pē′lər)
n. Chiefly British
A police officer.
[After Sir Robert Peel.]
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peeler

(ˈpiːlə)
n
1. (Cookery) a special knife or mechanical device for peeling vegetables, fruit, etc: a potato peeler.
2. slang US a striptease dancer

peeler

(ˈpiːlə)
n
(Law) old-fashioned slang Brit another word for policeman
[C19: from the founder of the police force, Sir Robert Peel]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

peel•er1

(ˈpi lər)

n.
1. a kitchen implement for removing the peel from a vegetable or fruit.
2. one that peels.
[1325–75]

peel•er2

(ˈpi lər)

n. Brit. Archaic.
a police officer.
[1810–20; after Sir R. Peel; see -er1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.peeler - a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to musicpeeler - a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
ecdysiast, exotic dancer, striptease, striptease artist, stripteaser, stripper
performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
2.peeler - a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables
worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
3.peeler - a device for peeling vegetables or fruits; "she invented a potato peeler"
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
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peeler

noun
Chiefly British. A member of a law-enforcement agency:
bluecoat, finest, officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer, police, policeman, police officer, policewoman.
Informal: cop, law.
Slang: bull, copper, flatfoot, fuzz, gendarme, heat, man (often uppercase).
Chiefly British: bobby, constable.
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Translations
مِقْشَرَه
loupačškrabka
skræller
hámozókés
flysjari, skrælari
škrabák
soyucu

peeler

[ˈpiːləʳ] N
1. (also potato peeler) → pelapatatas m inv
2. (Brit) (archaic) (= policeman) → polizonte m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

peeler

[ˈpiːlər] n (for potatoes) → éplucheur m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

peeler

1
n (old Brit inf) → Gendarm m (old)

peeler

2
n
(= potato peeler) → Schälmesser nt, → Schäler m
(dated US sl: = stripper) → Stripper(in) m(f) (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

peeler

[ˈpiːləʳ] n (potato knife) → pelapatate m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

peel

(piːl) verb
1. to take off the skin or outer covering of (a fruit or vegetable). She peeled the potatoes.
2. to take off or come off in small pieces. The paint is beginning to peel (off).
noun
the skin of certain fruits, especially oranges, lemons etc.
ˈpeeler noun
a tool etc that peels (something). a potato-peeler.
ˈpeelings noun plural
the strips or pieces of skin peeled off an apple, potato etc. potato peelings.
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