First Known Use: 1846
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1peter
verb pe·ter \ˈpē-tər\
Definition of PETER
intransitive verb
1
: to diminish gradually and come to an end : give out —usually used with out <novelists whose creative impetus seems largely to have petered out — Times Literary Supplement>
2
: to become exhausted —usually used with out
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Origin of PETER
origin unknown
2peter
noun
Definition of PETER
often vulgar : penis
Origin of PETER
from the name Peter
First Known Use: circa 1902
Peter
noun Pe·ter \ˈpē-tər\
Definition of PETER
1
: a fisherman of Galilee and one of the twelve apostles
2
: either of two hortatory letters written to early Christians and included as books of the New Testament — see bible table
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Late Latin Petrus, from Greek Petros, from petra rock
Peter
biographical name Pe·ter \ˈpē-tər\
Definition of PETER
ca 1050–1115 the Hermit Fr. preacher of the 1st Crusade
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