Peeler Meaning
/ˈpiːlɚ/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA police officer.
nounOne who peels.
Sentence Examples
In a pinch, a vegetable peeler can act as a zester.
I'd rather peel potatoes with a potato peeler than with an ordinary knife.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She used a sharp ____ to remove the thin skin from the apple.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The kitchen ____ made it easy to remove the skin from the potatoes in long, smooth strokes.
Word Origin & History
From the surname of Sir Robert Peel, who established the Irish constabulary and London's police force; compare bobby, from the given name.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A peeler man who heard the din came in to see the show;
He tried to run the bushman in, but he refused to go.
And when at last the barber spoke, and said "'Twas all in fun—
'Twas just a little harmless joke, a trifle overdone.""
— 1892, Banjo Paterson, The Man from Ironbark:
"I’d covered pretty nearly two miles before I came across a peeler, — and when I did the man was cracked — and he thought me mad, or drunk, or both. By the time I’d got myself within nodding distance of being run in for obstructing the police in the execution of their duty, […] Holt was out of sight."
— 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:
"I was standin' there and the car came down the street with the two peelers comin' after them and I'm standin' here with [my son] in my arms."
— 2004, Alice McIntyre, Women in Belfast: How Violence Shapes Identity, →ISBN, page 57:
"How do you fight back to get your right back to walk free down the street when your name and address singles you out for every Peeler on the beat?"
— 2004, “Don’t Hand Me Over”, in The Box Set 1964-2004(2004) No.2, performed by Christy Moore:
"Special Irish Branch was looking for Fenians in South Kensington; going from there to a Catholic church for Easter Mass was very nearly the stupidest thing Eliza could do, short of walking into Scotland Yard and cursing the peelers out in Irish."
— 2011, Marie Brennan, With Fate Conspire, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She used a sharp ____ to remove the thin skin from the apple.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The kitchen ____ made it easy to remove the skin from the potatoes in long, smooth strokes.