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peeler

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A person who removes the skins from fruits and vegetables

noun
/ˈpiːlər/

: pelador

This is called drama, and for an aspiring onion peeler, clearly a big moment of failure.
potato peeler
apple peeler

Examples

And the only one to oblige him, of course... was a 16-year-old potato peeler on KP duty.

Tusk (2014)
Her mother: Sophie, a Polish-Jewish washerwoman, a cook, and a chicken plucker from Kutno, a peeler of potatoes in a shtetl somewhere in the wilds of Eastern Europe.

Fiction book (2001)
I'm the kitchen manager, head chef, potato peeler, whatever come on.

One Life at a Time (2020)
And I'm his official egg-peeler.

Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The peeler carefully removed the skins from the apples, making them ready for the pie.
In the kitchen, the peeler worked quickly, ensuring all the carrots were peeled before the event.
As a professional peeler, she was known for her speed and precision when preparing vegetables.

Synonyms

flayer

vspeeler

NSFW

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A person or tool that removes the skin from an animal

removes skin from fruits and vegetables specifically

Surface Forms

peeler singular

peelers plural

Morphology

peeler = peel (transparent) = peel + er

The word 'peeler' is transparently derived from 'peel' with the agentive suffix '-er', indicating someone who peels.

Etymology

The word peeler comes from the action word peel meaning 'to take off the skin' and the ending -er meaning 'one who'. So a peeler is simply someone whose job is to remove skins from fruits and vegetables.