noun. A plunderer; a pillager.

noun. A policeman: so called form the English statesman Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), who while secretary for Ireland (1812–18) established a regular force of Irish police, and while home secretary (1828–30) improved the police system of London.

noun. One who peels, strips, or flays.

noun. A crab or lobster in the act of casting its shell; a shedder.

noun. A stout iron bar of considerable length, having one end flattened into a broader surface, somewhat after the manner of a slice-bar, and the other end formed into a loop or handle, used by a workman called a “baller” in placing charges of piles, billets, blooms, ingots, etc., of iron or steel in a reheating-furnace preparatory to hammering.

noun. A “ripper”; a very energetic person.

noun. One who peels or strips.

noun. A pillager.

noun. A nickname for a policeman; -- so called from Sir Robert Peel.

noun. A person whose job it is to peel fruit or vegetable produce.

noun. A utensil for peeling fruit or vegetables.

noun. A woman (or less commonly a man) who removes her clothing for entertainment. A stripper.

noun. A police officer.

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

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

noun. a device for peeling vegetables or fruits

"MacDermott had fallen in love with a girl who had preferred to marry a peeler ... _a peeler_, mind you! ... they would split their sides laughing."