pelter

[ pel-ter ]

noun

1. a person or thing that pelts. pelt.
2. Poker. skeet ².

Word History and Origins

Origin of pelter¹

First recorded in 1820–30; pelt ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

He’s also getting pelters via the medium of the comedy inflatable.

From The Guardian

Foster takes an age over the restart and receives pelters from the crowd as a result.

From The Guardian

“From this side, there are militants; from there, stone pelters and here, the military. They don’t care what happens to us. I don’t think anyone cares what happens to Kashmiris.”

From New York Times

The bulk of those arrested - more than 3,000 - were listed as “stone pelters and other miscreants”.

From Reuters

“All the deaths which have happened have happened by terrorists or the stone pelters,” Dhillon said.

From Washington Post