/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of petrus stuyvesant Find synonyms for: Noun1. Stuyvesant, Peter Stuyvesant, Petrus Stuyvesantusage: the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: simian Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language