[
US
/ˈpitɝ/
]
[ UK /pˈiːtɐ/ ]
[ UK /pˈiːtɐ/ ]
NOUN
- disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
How To Use Peter In A Sentence
- Once the thrill of its discovery had passed, Peter got onto the business of exploring the place a little better.
- Fred Wye seemed like a decent sort of cuss, Peter thought, too bad his brother wasn't more like him. SOMETHING IN THE WATER
- A little girl, about the age of Peter, is going on about how a stork brought her mommy's baby.
- Born Princess Sophia of the minor German principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, reared by an ambitious and self-centered mother, she was plucked out of near obscurity by the Russian czarina, Elizabeth, in 1744 as a bride for the heir to the Russian throne, Peter III. The Rise Of an Empress
- Peter is a contender for a gold medal in the Olympics.
- I love London particularly for that layered feel, for its glorious haphazardness and its unique personality, which Peter Ackroyd personisifes as William Blake's Glad Day: a radiant youth with his arms outstretched against rainbow light. MIND MELD: Real-Life Places That Inspire Exceptional World Building
- Peter said, signaling to the waiter: "When I got that letter from Mrs. Dawson I felt sick, positively _sick_. Working Murder
- Mr. Peters," he said, to the tipple-boss, "I've come to act as check-weighman. King Coal : a Novel
- Just as Peter Crouch the binman may find his lanky frame considerably less alluring to the opposite sex. Archive 2009-07-01
- A group of promising young musicians, accompanied by Peter Duffy, played a selection of polkas, marches, and the lovely air ‘Inis Oirr’.