Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.
Source: tatoeba (1992)
Peter
//ˈpiːtə//
Synonyms for "peter" (72 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (15)
Strong matches (21)
Related words (36)
Related word relations
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Synonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
71 entriesShowing 16 of 71 words.
capable of
1 entriesderived
33 entriesShowing 16 of 33 words.
etymologically related_to
4 entrieshas a
1 entrieshas context
5 entrieshas property
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
74 entriesShowing 16 of 74 words.
Translations
366 translations across 131 languages.
Afrikaans
3 entries- Petrus name (the Apostle)
- Petrus name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- Pieter name (male given name)
Aghwan
1 entries- 𐕗𐔴𐕜𐕙𐕒𐕚 name (the Apostle)
Albanian
4 entries- Pjétri name (the Apostle)
- Pjétro name (male given name)
- Pjétër name (male given name)
- Pétro name (male given name)
Amharic
3 entries- የጴጥሮስ መልእክት name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- ጴጥሮስ name (male given name)
- ጴጥሮስ name (the Apostle)
Ancient Greek
3 entries- Πέτρος name (male given name)
- Πέτρος name (the Apostle)
- Πέτρος name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Arabic
3 entries- بُطْرُس name (male given name)
- بُطْرُس name (the Apostle)
- بِيتَر name (male given name)
Aramaic
3 entries- ܦܛܪܘܣ name (male given name)
- ܦܛܪܘܣ name (the Apostle)
- ܦܛܪܘܣ name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Armenian
3 entries- Պետրոս name (male given name)
- Պետրոս name (the Apostle)
- Պետրոս name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Asturian
1 entries- Pedru name (male given name)
Awadhi
1 entries- पतरस name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Basque
4 entries- Peio name (male given name)
- Peio name (the Apostle)
- Peio name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- Peru name (male given name)
Bavarian German
3 entries- Beda name (male given name)
- Beda name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- Bäda name (male given name)
Belarusian
3 entries- Пятро́ name (male given name)
- Пётр name (male given name)
- Пётр name (the Apostle)
Breton
3 entries- Pêr name (male given name)
- Pêr name (the Apostle)
- Pêr name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Bulgarian
4 entries- Пе́тър name (the Apostle)
- Петър name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- Питър name (surname)
- Пѐтър name (male given name)
Burmese
2 entries- ရှင်ပေတရုဩဝါဒစာဒုတိယစောင် name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- ရှင်ပေတရုဩဝါဒစာပဌမစောင် name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Catalan
1 entries- Pere name (male given name)
Cebuano
3 entries- Pedro name (male given name)
- Pedro name (the Apostle)
- Pedro name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Central Kurdish
3 entries- بوتڕوس name (the Apostle)
- پێترۆس name (the Apostle)
- پەترۆس name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏈᏓ name (the Apostle)
Chinese
2 entries- 伯多祿 /伯多禄 name (the Apostle)
- 彼得 name (the Apostle)
Chinese Cantonese
4 entries- 伯多祿 /伯多禄 name (the Apostle)
- 伯鐸 /伯铎 name (the Apostle)
- 彼得 name (the Apostle)
- 彼得 name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 伯多祿 /伯多禄 name (the Apostle)
- 伯鐸 /伯铎 name (the Apostle)
- 彼得 name (male given name)
- 彼得 name (the Apostle)
Chuvash
1 entries- Петӗр name (male given name)
Cornish
1 entries- Peder name (male given name)
Corsican
3 entries- Petru name (male given name)
- Petru name (the Apostle)
- Petru name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Czech
4 entries- Petr name (male given name)
- Petr name (the Apostle)
- Petrův name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- pták noun (slang: penis)
Danish
4 entries- Peder name (male given name)
- Per name (male given name)
- Peter name (male given name)
- Peter name (the Apostle)
Dutch
3 entries- Peter name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- Petrus name (the Apostle)
- Pieter name (male given name)
Eastern Min Chinese
4 entries- 伯多祿 /伯多禄 name (the Apostle)
- 伯鐸 /伯铎 name (the Apostle)
- 彼得 name (male given name)
- 彼得 name (the Apostle)
Emilian
2 entries- Pîr name (male given name)
- Pîr name (the Apostle)
Esperanto
1 entries- Petro name (male given name)
Estonian
2 entries- Peeter name (male given name)
- Peetrus name (the Apostle)
Faroese
4 entries- Per name (male given name)
- Petur name (male given name)
- Pætur name (male given name)
- Pætur name (the Apostle)
Finnish
4 entries- Petri name (male given name)
- Petteri name (male given name)
- Pietari name (male given name)
- Pietari name (the Apostle)
Franco-Provençal
1 entries- Pierro name (male given name)
French
4 entries- P name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- Pierre name (male given name)
- Pierre name (the Apostle)
- Pierre name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Friulian
2 entries- Pieri name (male given name)
- Pieri name (the Apostle)
Galician
1 entries- Pedro name (male given name)
Georgian
2 entries- პეტრე name (male given name)
- პეტრე name (the Apostle)
German
4 entries- Peder name (male given name)
- Per name (male given name)
- Peter name (male given name)
- Peter name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Greek
4 entries- Πέτρος name (male given name)
- Πέτρος name (the Apostle)
- Πέτρος name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- Πήτερ name (male given name)
Greenlandic
4 entries- Piita name (male given name)
- Piita name (the Apostle)
- Piita name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- Piitaq name (male given name)
Gujarati
1 entries- પિતર name (the Apostle)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 彼得 name (the Apostle)
Hawaiian
3 entries- Pekelo name (male given name)
- Petero name (the Apostle)
- Petero name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Hebrew
2 entries- פֶּטֶר name (male given name)
- פטרוס name (the Apostle)
Hindi
3 entries- पतरस name (the Apostle)
- पतरस name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- पीटर name (male given name)
Hungarian
3 entries- Péter name (male given name)
- Péter name (the Apostle)
- Péter name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Icelandic
3 entries- Pétur name (male given name)
- Pétur name (the Apostle)
- Pétur name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Ido
3 entries- Petrus name (male given name)
- Petrus name (the Apostle)
- Petrus name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Indonesian
4 entries- Petrus name (male given name)
- Petrus name (the Apostle)
- Petrus name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- kontol noun (slang: penis)
Irish
3 entries- Peadar name (male given name)
- Peadar name (the Apostle)
- Peadar name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Italian
4 entries- Piero name (male given name)
- Pietro name (male given name)
- Pietro name (the Apostle)
- Pietro name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Japanese
4 entries- ピーター name (male given name)
- ペテロ name (the Apostle)
- ペテロの手紙 name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- ペトロ name (the Apostle)
Kashubian
1 entries- Pioter name (male given name)
Kazakh
2 entries- Петір name (the Apostle)
- Петірдің хаты name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Khmer
1 entries- ពេត្រុសទី name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Konkani
3 entries- पेद्रु name (male given name)
- पेद्रु name (the Apostle)
- पेद्रुचें पत्र name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Korean
2 entries- 베드로 name (the Apostle)
- 피터 name (male given name)
Latin
3 entries- Petrus name (male given name)
- Petrus name (the Apostle)
- Petrus name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Latvian
3 entries- Pēteris name (male given name)
- Pēteris name (the Apostle)
- Pēteris name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Limburgish
3 entries- Petrus name (male given name)
- Petrus name (the Apostle)
- Petrus name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Lithuanian
4 entries- Pẽtras name (male given name)
- Pẽtras name (the Apostle)
- Pẽtras name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- Pẽtro laiškai̇̃ name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Low German
3 entries- Päiter name (male given name)
- Päiter name (the Apostle)
- Päiter name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- Pětš name (male given name)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Péiter name (male given name)
Macedonian
4 entries- Петар name (male given name)
- Петар name (the Apostle)
- Петре name (male given name)
- Петрово name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Malay
2 entries- Petrus name (the Apostle)
- Petrus name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Malayalam
1 entries- പത്രൊസ് name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Maltese
3 entries- Pietru name (male given name)
- Pietru name (the Apostle)
- Pietru name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Manchu
1 entries- ᡦᡳᠶᡝᡨᡝᡵ name (the Apostle)
Manx
3 entries- Peddyr name (male given name)
- Peddyr name (the Apostle)
- Peddyr name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Maore Comorian
1 entries- Monye name (the Apostle)
Marathi
1 entries- पीटर name (male given name)
Mongolian
3 entries- Петр name (male given name)
- Петр name (the Apostle)
- Хад name (the Apostle)
Māori
3 entries- Pita name (male given name)
- Pita name (the Apostle)
- Pita name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Norman
3 entries- Piteur name (male given name)
- Pièrre name (male given name)
- Pièrre name (the Apostle)
Northern Mansi
1 entries- Пе̄тра name (male given name)
Northern Sami
2 entries- Biehtár name (the Apostle)
- Piera name (male given name)
Norwegian
4 entries- Peder name (male given name)
- Pet name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- Peter name (male given name)
- Peter name (the Apostle)
Occitan
4 entries- Pèir name (male given name)
- Pèire name (male given name)
- Pèr name (male given name)
- Пєтръ name (male given name)
Odia
1 entries- ପିତରଙ୍କ name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Old Church Slavonic
1 entries- Петръ name (the Apostle)
Old Czech
1 entries- Petr name (male given name)
Old English
1 entries- Petrus name (the Apostle)
Old Irish
1 entries- Petur name (the Apostle)
Old Norse
2 entries- Pétr name (male given name)
- Pétr name (the Apostle)
Old Polish
1 entries- Piotr name (male given name)
Persian
2 entries- پطرس name (the Apostle)
- پیتر name (male given name)
Polish
4 entries- List Piotra name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- List św. Piotra name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- List świętego Piotra Apostoła name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- P name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Portuguese
4 entries- Pedro name (male given name)
- Pedro name (the Apostle)
- Pedro name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- pênis noun (slang: penis)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਪਤਰਸ name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Romanian
4 entries- Petre name (male given name)
- Petru name (male given name)
- Petru name (the Apostle)
- Petru name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Romansch
1 entries- Peider name (male given name)
Russian
3 entries- Пи́тер name (male given name)
- Пётр name (male given name)
- Пётр name (the Apostle)
Sardinian
3 entries- Pedru name (male given name)
- Perdu name (male given name)
- Predu name (male given name)
Scots
3 entries- Peter name (male given name)
- Peter name (the Apostle)
- Peter name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- Peadar name (male given name)
- Peadar name (the Apostle)
- Peadar name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- Pàdraig name (male given name)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- Pètar name (male given name)
- Pètar name (the Apostle)
- Пѐтар name (male given name)
- Пѐтар name (the Apostle)
Sicilian
2 entries- Petru name (male given name)
- Santu Petru name (the Apostle)
Silesian
1 entries- Pyjter name (male given name)
Sindhi
1 entries- پطرس name (the Apostle)
Sinhalese
2 entries- පේතෘස් name (male given name)
- ශුද්ධවූ පේදුරු තුමා name (the Apostle)
Slovak
3 entries- Peter name (male given name)
- Peter name (the Apostle)
- Petrov name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Slovene
3 entries- Peter name (the Apostle)
- Peter name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- Péter name (male given name)
Slovincian
2 entries- Pjétrus name (the Apostle)
- Pjôter name (male given name)
Somali
2 entries- Butros name (the Apostle)
- Butros name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Spanish
3 entries- Pedro name (male given name)
- Pedro name (the Apostle)
- Pedro name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Swahili
3 entries- Petro name (male given name)
- Petro name (the Apostle)
- Petro name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Swedish
4 entries- Per name (male given name)
- Peter name (male given name)
- Petrus name (the Apostle)
- Petrusbreven name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Tagalog
3 entries- Pedro name (male given name)
- Pedro name (the Apostle)
- Pedro name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Tamil
3 entries- இராயப்பர் name (the Apostle)
- பீட்டர் name (male given name)
- பேதுரு name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Thai
3 entries- ปีเตอร์ name (male given name)
- เปโตร name (the Apostle)
- เปโตร name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Tibetan
1 entries- པེ་ཏྲོ name (the Apostle)
Tigrinya
2 entries- ጴጥሮስ name (male given name)
- ጴጥሮስ name (the Apostle)
Turkish
3 entries- Petros name (male given name)
- Petrus name (male given name)
- Petrus'un name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Ukrainian
3 entries- Петро́ name (male given name)
- Петро́ name (the Apostle)
- Пі́тер name (male given name)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- Pětr name (male given name)
Urdu
2 entries- پطرس name (male given name)
- پطرس name (the Apostle)
Uzbek
1 entries- Butrus name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Venetan
1 entries- Piero name (male given name)
Vietnamese
4 entries- Phierơ name (the Apostle)
- Phierơ name (one of the epistles of Peter)
- Phêrô name (male given name)
- Phêrô name (the Apostle)
Walloon
1 entries- Pire name (male given name)
Waray-Waray
3 entries- Pedro name (male given name)
- Pedro name (the Apostle)
- Pedro name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Welsh
3 entries- Pedr name (male given name)
- Pedr name (the Apostle)
- Pedr name (one of the epistles of Peter)
West-Frisian
3 entries- Petrus name (the Apostle)
- Piter name (male given name)
- Piter name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Wolof
2 entries- Piyeer name (male given name)
- Piyeer name (the Apostle)
Yakut
1 entries- Бүөтүр name (male given name)
Yiddish
1 entries- פּעטרוס name (male given name)
Zealandic
3 entries- Petrus name (male given name)
- Petrus name (the Apostle)
- Petrus name (one of the epistles of Peter)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
Peter loves Jane.
Source: tatoeba (34027)
Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethesda.
Source: tatoeba (34594)
Mrs. Hughes, this is Peter Brown.
Source: tatoeba (34635)
Showing 4 of 23 available sentences.
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