'Pelter' definitions:

Definition of 'pelter'

From: WordNet
noun
A heavy rain [syn: downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker]
noun
A thrower of missiles; "the police were too busy to chase the pelters"

Definition of 'Pelter'

From: GCIDE
  • Pelter \Pelt"er\, n. One who pelts. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pelter'

From: GCIDE
  • Pelter \Pel"ter\, n. A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint. [Obs.] "Let such pelters prate." --Gascoigne. [1913 Webster]