▪ I. ˈpealer1 Obs. exc. dial.
[Aphetic f. appealer: cf. peal v.2]
= appealer, in various senses.
| 1393 Langl. P. Pl. C. xxi. 39 Thenne put hym forth a pelour by-for pilat, and seyde. a 1425 tr. Higden (Rolls) VII. 519 Gunnildas nory karf the fals pelours hamme. 1509 Hawes Past. Pleas. xxxii. (Percy Soc.) 159 Vyle peller, in lykewyse also, His tonge was scraped that he suffered wo. 1894 Northumbld. Gloss., Pealers, appealers, applicants. |
▪ II. pealer2 U.S.
(ˈpiːlə(r))
[var. peeler1 3.]
A person who displays exceptional aptitude or enthusiasm for an activity.
| 1834 S. Smith Sel. Lett. J. Downing 142 Pennsylvany chaps are real pealers for electing folks when they take hold. 1869 [see staver n.2]. |