noun
- people who dive for or harvest pearls
- something exceptionally good or outstanding
Usage: informal; chiefly Australian
Examples
- The pearlers worked dangerous depths to find valuable oysters.
- Japanese pearlers dominated the industry in the early 1900s.
- The old pearlers shared stories of their underwater adventures.
- That joke was an absolute pearler!
- She told some real pearlers at the party last night.
- The comedian delivered pearler after pearler to the delighted audience.