pelter

Noun

pelt=er

WORDNET DICTIONARY

pelter(n = noun.phenomenon) cloudburst, deluge, downpour, soaker, torrent, waterspout - a heavy rain; Array

is a kind of rain, rainfall

Derived form verb pelt₃

pelter(n = noun.person) Array - a thrower of missiles; "the police were too busy to chase the pelters"

Derived forms verb pelt₂, verb pelt₁

pelter, n.

One who pelts. [1913 Webster]

pelter, n.

A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint. Gascoigne. [1913 Webster]

For further exploring for "pelter" in Webster Dictionary Online