I. ˈpēlə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English peler pillager, plunderer, from pelen to rob, peel + -er — more at peel
1. : one that peels : parer , stripper : as
a. : one whose work it is to peel a specified thing
potato peeler in a restaurant
b. : a worker who peels bark from felled trees or logs — called also rosser, spudder
c. : an instrument or machine that performs an operation of peeling, paring, or stripping
the swivel-blade peeler … for fruit and vegetable paring — Tools for Food Preparation & Dishwashing
electric paint peeler
d. : stripteaser
2. : a crab that has begun to shed its shell
3. : a log of softwood (as Douglas fir) having a diameter of 24 or more inches and suitable for cutting into veneer that is peeled cylindrically from the log by a lathe
4.
a. : long-staple cotton originally from the Delta region of northwestern Mississippi
b. : yarn spun from such cotton
5. : an energetic industrious person : hustler
a real peeler for work — Esther Forbes
6. : a cowhand who specializes in breaking horses
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
dialect England : an iron bar used to make holes in the ground especially for hop poles
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Sir Robert Peel died 1850 English statesman who instituted the Irish constabulary + English -er
Britain : police officer ; specifically : a policeman of the lowest rank
an officious peeler arrested him as a vagabond — W.B.Yeats