Commonly refers to a hand-held vegetable or fruit peeler. The loanword ピーラー is also widely used.
See also: ピーラー
I used a peeler to peel the potatoes.
debarker; barker (tree bark remover)
Refers to a tool or machine for stripping bark from logs. Not a common everyday item; typically encountered in forestry or woodworking contexts.
At the lumber mill, they use a debarker to strip the bark off logs.
Standard spelling for a kitchen peeler.
Alternate spelling using 機 (machine); less common for a hand-held peeler but seen in some contexts.
Compound of 皮 (kawa, 'skin, peel') + むき (muki, nominalized form of むく 'to peel') + 器 (ki, 'tool, device'). The spelling 機 is also used for larger machines.