Definitions for Peter
ˈpi tərPeter

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Peter, Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle(noun)

   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, putz(noun)

   obscene terms for penis

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Peter(ProperNoun)

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2. Peter(ProperNoun)

   The leading Apostle in the New Testament.

3. Peter(ProperNoun)

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Peter(noun)

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

2. Peter(verb)

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

Origin: [Etymol. uncertain.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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

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. Jens Falkenberg:

   To me, Peter is not a murderer.

2. Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver:

   We won't just give carte blanche to Peter.

3. Werner Baumann:

   We are not feeding Peter by starving Paul here.

4. President Trump:

   I can assure Peter Navarro that we are not unprepared.

5. A. W. Pink:

   Peter exercised a zeal which was unregulated by knowledge

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