peeler
pronunciation
How to pronounce peeler in British English:
UK [ˈpi:lə(r)]
How to pronounce peeler in American English:
US [ˈpilɚ]
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- Noun:
- a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
- a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables
- a device for peeling vegetables or fruits
Word Origin
- peeler (n.)
- "policeman," 1817, British colloquial, originally a member of the Irish constabulary, named for Sir (at that time Mr.) Robert Peel (1788-1850) who founded the Irish Constabulary (compare bobby). In Middle English it meant "robber, thief" (mid-14c.). Meaning "strip-tease artist" (1951) is from peel (v.) in colloquial sense of "strip off clothing" (1820).
Example
- 1. The supply of stainless steel fruit peeler smiling .
- 2. Also , what 's up with the six coffee makers and not a single vegetable peeler ?
- 3. Grossman showed a video of a woman who had worked as a chef and could not name or recognize a vegetable peeler .
- 4. He 's still got my potato peeler .
- 5. I 've put them all in the sink and there 's a peeler .