peter
/ˈpiːtə/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter P.
name
The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.
Countable; Uncountable
name
A census-designated place in Cache County, Utah, United States, named after Peter Maughan.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird, / And Adam like the Lord's First Word, / And Raymond like the Harvest Moon, / And Peter like a piper's tune,"
- "Reps. Seth Moulton, a Democrat from Massachusetts, and Peter Meijer, a Republican from Michigan, said in a joint statement Tuesday that they had traveled to Kabul “to conduct oversight on the mission to evacuate Americans and our allies” and that the trip had been conducted in secret “to minimize the risk and disruption to the people on the ground.”"
- "You smile, act polite, shake their hands, then cut off their peters and put them in your pocket.” “Yes, Mr. President,” answered O'Brien."
- "... and you were there, and they acted like you weren't even born yet?' "I'd say, 'Yes, their memories are as long as their peters.'""
- "“It's to put on their peters when they don't want to make babies,” she said."
Etymology
From Middle English Peter, from Old English Petrus, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Pedro, Piers, and Boutros.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Peter, Petrus, Πέτρος, *pesd-, péter, pēditum
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpiːtə/
- British English: /ˈpiːtə/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Slang
- British usage
- Intransitive verb
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.