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Peter the Hermit

American  

noun

  1. c1050–1115, French monk: preacher of the first Crusade 1095–99.


Peter the Hermit British  

noun

  1. ?1050–1115, French monk and preacher of the First Crusade

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Even those whose motivations were clearly religious, like Peter the Hermit, compelled German Jewish people to render supplies for their crusading bands.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

For example, during the First Crusade, the followers of Peter the Hermit arrived in Constantinople first.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

Peter the Hermit griped that they “think of nothing but themselves” and are “impatient of all restraint”.

From Economist Jul. 30, 2015

In a green carpeted suite on the 14th floor sat Wendell Lewis Willkie, a tousle-haired Peter the Hermit in a rumpled sack suit, waiting for news of his crusade.

From Time Magazine Archive

"It's two," I said, "Peter the Hermit and Walter the Penniless."

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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