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Noun: peeler  pee-lu(r)
  1. A device for peeling vegetables or fruits
    "she invented a potato peeler"
     
  2. A performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
    - stripper, striptease artist, striptease, stripteaser, exotic dancer, ecdysiast
     
  3. A worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables
     
  4. [Brit, archaic] Uncomplimentary term for a policeman
    - bull [US, informal], cop [informal], copper [Brit, informal], pig [informal], rozzer [Brit, informal], bizzy [UK, dialect, informal], fed [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: peelers

Type of: bobby [Brit, informal], device, officer, performer, performing artist, plod [Brit, informal], police officer, policeman, worker

Encyclopedia: Peeler, Charles