noun
1. a heavy rain
• Syn: ↑downpour, ↑cloudburst, ↑deluge, ↑waterspout, ↑torrent, ↑soaker
• Derivationally related forms: ↑soak (for: ↑soaker), ↑pelt, ↑torrential (for: ↑torrent), ↑deluge (for: ↑deluge)
2. a thrower of missiles
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the police were too busy to chase the pelters
• Derivationally related forms: ↑pelt
• Hypernyms: ↑thrower
Useful english dictionary. 2012.