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NOUN
dialect British, South West English
An exorcist; a sorcerer, a wizard.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Hunt (1807–1887), chemist and photographer. Origin uncertain; perhaps from pell + -ar, although the semantic link is not clear, or perhaps shortened from repeller
November 25, 2020