English

Adjective

peppier

1. comparative form of peppy: more peppy

Etymology 2

Mock-French, along the lines of sommelier.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛpieɪ/

Noun

peppier ‎(plural peppiers)

1. (humorous) A waiter at a restaurant who offers to grind pepper onto customers' meals at the table.
   • 1999 October 8, Jessie (Loa), Pedants... don't read this. =), in alt.books.m-lackey, Usenet:

     Actually my parents found something very interesting at one place .... they did a "take time off, travel north america" trip last year, and found this place ... name escaping me ... I think it was something like Hot Tossed Buns. Well, they walk in ... and sit down ... and not only were the portions amazing, they had two things. Instead of peppiers, they had people who walked around, with the side dishes of the day, offering you more and more, if you wanted more at any time, you got it.

   • 2001 February 18, Tim Hall, Spilero 15/2, in uk.media.radio.archers, Usenet:

     Shirley the pepper mills are whipped away by the peppier after use, so no danger there. But what about the candles?

   • 2001 February 20, Lady Archer, Make me laugh, in alt.astrology, Usenet:

     Widdershins <sini...@concentric.net> wrote:
     […]
     > 7. PEPPIER (peph ee ay') n. The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose
     > sole purpose seems to be walking around asking diners if they want
     > fresh ground pepper.
     Ah, Norway is still a peppier-free zone!

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