peter

¹pe·ter

intransitive verb \ˈpē-tər\

Definition of PETER

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

Origin of PETER

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1846

Rhymes with PETER

beater, bleater, cheater, eater, fetor, greeter, heater, liter, meeter, meter, pleater, praetor, rhetor, seater, sheeter, skeeter, teeter, treater, tweeter

²peter

noun

Definition of PETER

often vulgar

: penis

Origin of PETER

from the name Peter

First Known Use: circa 1902

Rhymes with PETER

bleater, cheater, eater, greeter, meeter, meter, pleater, sheeter, teeter, treater

Pe·ter

noun \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

Origin of PETER

Late Latin Petrus, from Greek Petros, from petra rock

Pe·ter

biographical name \ˈpē-tər\

Definition of PETER

ca 1050–1115 the Hermit Fr. preacher of the 1st Crusade