Peterson

[pee-ter-suhn]

noun

1. Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.

2. Roger Tory, 1908–1996, U.S. ornithologist, author, and artist.

Peterson

/ ˈpiːtəsən /

noun

1. Oscar ( Emmanuel ). 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist and singer, who led his own trio from the early 1950s

Example Sentences

At a public hearing regarding the adjacent Blue Note Jazz Club in June, Peterson reportedly indicated that while there were not yet any definitive plans, the property owners had reached out to her to discuss the Cinerama Dome next.

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Barbara Peterson is a writer in New York.

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Price hikes the company instituted to offset tariffs left Newell Brands as “uncompetitive,” said Chief Executive Chris Peterson on the company’s earnings call Friday.

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Long before “so bad it’s good” became a genre unto itself, Peterson was perfecting the art as her alter ego, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.

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So it feels only right that Peterson has now turned her gift for spectacle toward real-life entertaining in her new book, “Elvira’s Cookbook from Hell: Sexy, Spooky Soirées and Celebrations for Every Occasion.”

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