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peeler.

A police officer.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpiːlɚ/US/ˈpiːlə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A police officer.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · slang
Where this word comes from

From the surname of Sir Robert Peel, who established the Irish constabulary and London's police force; compare bobby, from the given name.

noun/ˈpiːlɚ/US/ˈpiːlə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. One who peels.

  2. One who peels. A person whose job it is to peel fruit or vegetable produce.

  3. One who peels. A person who works by peeling the bark off trees.

  4. One who peels. A stripper; one who disrobes for entertainment.

    derogatory · slang
  5. One who peels. One who peels or pillages.

    obsolete
  6. A device for peeling fruit or vegetables. A household utensil for peeling fruit or vegetables.

    potato peeler
  7. A device for peeling fruit or vegetables. An industrial food-processing machine for removing the peels or skins.

  8. Something to be peeled.

  9. Something that is peeling, about to peel, or prone to peeling.

  10. Something that is peeling, about to peel, or prone to peeling. An edible crab that is about to shed its shell.

  11. An ideal wave.

  12. A plant which impoverishes the soil by demanding high value nutrients and so requires the use of fertilizers.

  13. Someone who breaks horses.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English peler, piller, pyllare, pilour, pelure, pelour, equivalent to peel + -er.

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