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▪ I. ˈpealer1 Obs. exc. dial.
[Aphetic f. appealer: cf. peal v.2]
= appealer, in various senses.
1393Langl. P. Pl. C. xxi. 39 Thenne put hym forth a pelour by-for pilat, and seyde. a1425tr. Higden (Rolls) VII. 519 Gunnildas nory karf the fals pelours hamme. 1509Hawes Past. Pleas. xxxii. (Percy Soc.) 159 Vyle peller, in lykewyse also, His tonge was scraped that he suffered wo. 1894Northumbld. Gloss., Pealers, appealers, applicants.
▪ II. pealer2 U.S.|ˈpiːlə(r)|
[var. peeler1 3.]
A person who displays exceptional aptitude or enthusiasm for an activity.
1834S. Smith Sel. Lett. J. Downing 142 Pennsylvany chaps are real pealers for electing folks when they take hold. 1869[see staver n.2]. |