peter

noun
UK: /ˈpiː.tər/
US: /ˈpiː.tɚ/

  1. A man's name.

    1. Peter is my brother's best friend name. [ ] [ ]
    2. I know a man named Peter who works as a software developer. [ ] [ ]
peter intransitive-verb

  1. To diminish or dwindle gradually.

    1. The storm will peter out soon. [ ] [ ]
    2. Support for the project began to peter away after the initial enthusiasm. [ ] [ ]

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The phonetic transcription of "peter" is /ˈpiː.tər/ in British English and /ˈpiː.tɚ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "peter": "Peter is my brother's best friend name.". More examples on the page.