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PEELER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device for peeling vegetables or fruits
Example:
she invented a potato peeler
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("peeler" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Derivation:
peel (strip the skin off)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables
Classified under:
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 performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
Synonyms:
ecdysiast; exotic dancer; peeler; stripper; striptease; striptease artist; stripteaser
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
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)
