peter: Meaning and Definition of

pe•ter

1. to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
2. to tire; exhaust (usually used as a past participle): I'm petered out after that walk.

pe•ter

1. penis.

pe•ter

1. a signal for an echo.

Pe•ter

1. Also calleddied a.d.67?, one of the 12 apostles and the reputed author of two of the Epistles.
2. either of these two Epistles in the New Testament, I Peter or II Peter.
3. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter P.
4. a male given name.