Parer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tool used to pare things.
  2. 2
    a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables wordnet
  3. 3
    A pencil sharpener. Ireland

    "A: 'yea like I used to have all these little parers and little fancy girly parers but then I was like I'd probably get into trouble ... people would be like 'why do you have that'... so I went for a plain pencil parer'."

  4. 4
    a manicurist who trims the fingernails wordnet

Synonyms

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paring knifepencil sharpener

Example

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"A: 'yea like I used to have all these little parers and little fancy girly parers but then I was like I'd probably get into trouble ... people would be like 'why do you have that'... so I went for a plain pencil parer'."

Etymology

From pare + -er.

Related phrases

pencil parer

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