peeler

noun

Definition of peelernext
British
as in copper

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Recent Examples of peeler The skin can be removed using a paring knife or vegetable peeler, and the flesh can be sliced into rounds or half-moons, chopped finely or coarsely, or even cut into fun shapes with cookie cutters. — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 26 May 2026 For an easy way to create Parmesan slices instead of grated cheese, simply use a potato peeler to shave thin strips directly from the wedge. — Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026 Using a vegetable peeler, shave Parmesan generously over everything. — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026 Because citrus zest and peel are best when fresh, make sure the fruit is clean and shiny before pulling out your Microplane or vegetable peeler, even if the fruit is organic. — Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peeler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeler
  1. copper
  2. constable
  3. officer
  4. cop
  5. policeman
  6. trooper
  7. gendarme
  8. police officer
Noun
  • Changing trade conditions could further increase the baseline costs of copper and steel, adding uncertainty to transformer procurement.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • The axes had traces of gold on the edge of them, suggesting this person worked with gold and probably other metals such as copper and bronze, Booth said.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of copper
Noun
  • The woman was able to flee the scene and located deputy constables.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Definition of constable
Noun
  • No video has surfaced depicting the moment of the shooting and none of the officers were wearing body cameras.
    — Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Hopkinson and chief financial officer Simon Capper visited Nyon, Switzerland, on multiple occasions, while the CEO also spoke to governing-body representatives in Budapest before the Champions League final in May.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • Then Nia fell in love, got dumped, had the cops called on her in a confrontation with her boyfriend—and produced her most heart-stopping work to date.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
  • Investigators pulled bodycam footage from other cops who had been in the room.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
Definition of cop
Noun
  • Set between the 1950s and ’80s, the film tells the story of four male friends whose lives are shattered by the arrival of a policeman and his wife in their small working-class town.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
  • Bernthal played the real-life Baltimore policeman Wayne Jenkins, who led a crew of officers who shook down people for cash and drugs.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026
Definition of policeman
Noun
  • The Alaska State Medical Examiner’s Office identified the remains as belonging to Patrick Orville Dearth, who was reported missing to the Fairbanks Police Department in November 1993, state troopers said.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
  • After the July 4 arrest, Cook County Judge Shauna Boliker ordered Milton not to go near the property or have any contact with the state trooper who reported him to authorities.
    — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of trooper
Noun
  • Another 170 gendarmes, or law enforcement officers, have also been dispatched to the region to support the firefighting effort.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Set in the lush forests and fields of northeastern France, this excitingly offbeat first feature from Sarah Arnold depicts a gory factional war between hunters and farmers, haves and have-nots, with one depressed fish-out-of-water gendarme caught in the middle.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Definition of gendarme
Noun
  • The man Little Rock police arrested Sunday evening in the Heights threatened to beat up the police officer who fatally shot his dog, an arrest report states.
    — Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2026
  • Three people were arrested Saturday after Antioch police officers found them with guns and nearly two dozen ounces of marijuana outside a car punctured with bullet holes, police said.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Definition of police officer

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“Peeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeler. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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