"parer" meaning in English

See parer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: parers [plural]
Etymology: From pare + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pare|er}} pare + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} parer (plural parers)
  1. A tool used to pare things.
    Sense id: en-parer-en-noun-jIHE57GT
  2. (Ireland) A pencil sharpener. Tags: Ireland
    Sense id: en-parer-en-noun-uhcxgdqM Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 9 36 7 15 22 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 42 5 11 28 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pencil parer

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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'.",
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