PEELER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peeler mean? 

• PEELER (noun)
  The noun PEELER has 3 senses:

1. a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music

2. a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables

3. a device for peeling vegetables or fruits

  Familiarity information: PEELER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEELER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

ecdysiast; exotic dancer; peeler; stripper; striptease; striptease artist; stripteaser

Hypernyms ("peeler" is a kind of...):

performer; performing artist (an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)

Instance hyponyms:

Gypsy Rose Lee; Lee; Rose Louise Hovick (United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970))

Derivation:

peel (get undressed)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("peeler" is a kind of...):

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Derivation:

peel (strip the skin off)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A device for peeling vegetables or fruits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

she invented a potato peeler

Hypernyms ("peeler" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Derivation:

peel (strip the skin off)