Definitions for PETER
ˈpi tərpe·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Peter, Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostlenoun

   disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

2. cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putznoun

   obscene terms for penis

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Peternoun

   A male given name from Ancient Greek.

   She knew of no Peter, and yet he was here and there in John and Michael's minds, while Wendy's began to be scrawled all over with him. The name stood out in bolder letters than any of the other words, and as Mrs Darling gazed she felt that it had an oddly cocky appearance.

2. Peternoun

   The leading Apostle in the New Testament.

3. Peternoun

   The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.

   Synonym: Pet.

4. Peternoun

   A patronymic surname.

5. Etymology: From Middle English Petre, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, " stone, rock"), related to πέτρα (pétra).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peternoun

   a common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles,

2. Peterverb

   to become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out

3. Etymology: [Etymol. uncertain.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peter

   pē′tėr, v.i. in mining, to become exhausted (with out): (fig.) to lose power or value.

2. Peter

   pē′tėr, v.i. to call for trumps at whist, by throwing away a higher card of a suit while holding a smaller.—n. this signal for trumps.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. peter

   See BLUE PETER.

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1. peter

   Song lyrics by peter -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by peter on the Lyrics.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Peter

   A word employed in America for running up the prices at an auction. It is derived from the Dutch pethur, to run, to hurry. The common name for a confederate of the auctioneer at a mock auction is a “Peter Funk,” that of the fictitious person to whom the goods are knocked down.

Who Was Who?Rate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peter

   No relation to the following. He introduced the art of chocolate making into Switzerland, and the art of eating it into America. Ambition: More children and people with sweet teeth.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PETER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Peter is ranked #3859 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Peter surname appeared 9,191 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Peter.
   
   71.2% or 6,551 total occurrences were White.
   12% or 1,105 total occurrences were Asian.
   8% or 736 total occurrences were Black.
   3.7% or 340 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.9% or 268 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 191 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Apostle
   • Saint

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PETER' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #807

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'PETER' in Written Corpus Frequency: #916

Anagrams for PETER »

1. petre

2. erept

How to pronounce PETER?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PETER in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PETER in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PETER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of PETER in a Sentence

1. George Bernard Shaw:

   A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

2. Hassina Syed:

   We are thrilled Peter is coming home. Thanks to the Afghan administration for releasing him.

3. President Donald Trump:

   Some of Peter Hotez might start thinking about school openings, because a lot of people are wanting to have school openings. It's not a big subject, young children have done very well in this disaster that we've all gone through.

4. Andrew Green:

   From the moment this (HBOS) went wrong, and the moment when enforcement action was being considered, because of the richness of information on Peter Cummings he was the only person who was really considered.

5. Imelda Staunton:

   I have loved watching The Crown from the very start. As an actor it was a joy to see how both Claire Foy and Olivia Colman brought something special and unique to Peter Morgan's scripts, i am genuinely honoured to be joining such an exceptional creative team and to be taking The Crown to its conclusion.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PETER
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Peter
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PETER
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PETER
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=PETER
6. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=PETER
7. ^ Who Was Who?
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/984/pg984-images.html#:~:text=PETER
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html