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Peerce

American  
[peers] / pɪərs /

noun

  1. Jan Jacob Pincus Perelmuth, 1904–84, U.S. opera singer.


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Ms. Peters’s grandfather was a headwaiter at Grossinger’s, the resort in the Catskills that catered to Jewish patrons, and arranged for her to audition before the tenor Jan Peerce, who sometimes sang there.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2017

I knew he liked Jan Peerce, who was a tenor.

From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2015

Murray is “extremely distressed that he has been charged,” his lawyer, Marjorie Peerce, said in an interview.

From BusinessWeek • Sep. 15, 2011

And at the high A, where Peerce was allowed a moment to shine, di Stefano stops the show, tossing off a thrilling top note.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2010

Frank Peerce made his appearance, but declined to enter.

From "Swingin Round the Cirkle." His Ideas Of Men, Politics, And Things, As Set Forth In His Letters To The Public Press, During The Year 1866. by Nast, Thomas