Definition of pelter Pelter

pelt•er

We found 6 definitions of pelter from 3 different sources.

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What does pelter mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: pelters

pelter - a thrower of missiles; "the police were too busy to chase the pelters"
  thrower someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)
pelter - a heavy rain
  downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, soaker
  rainfall, rain anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults"
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  • pelter (n.)
    One who pelts.
  • pelter (n.)
    A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint.

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pelter in sign language
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