Peterson

American  

[pee-ter-suhn] / ˈpi tər sən /

noun

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

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

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Peterson British  

/ ˈpiːtəsən /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

At the Times Food Stage, Cassandra Peterson, known for her work as Elvira, will be demoing from her book “Elvira’s Cookbook From Hell.”

From Los Angeles Times

“It gives them a bit of a respite, but not enough to go and open new fronts” either in the Ukraine war or in their hybrid conflict with the West, said Elina Ribakova, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adnan Mazarei from the Peterson Institute for International Economics said the jump in oil prices was expected, given how production has been halted in some Gulf countries and the signs of a prolonged conflict in the region.

From BBC

The upcoming draft is considered one of the deepest in years, with three players considered future All-NBA talents: Kansas’ Darryn Peterson, Duke’s Cameron Boozer, and BYU’s AJ Dybantsa.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the U.S. ratified the 16th Amendment instituting the income tax in 1913, the nation moved from a public-revenue model based on tariffs to one reliant on a graduated income tax, making the tax structure more progressive, opening the U.S. economy, and positioning the country for a global leadership role in the next century, the Peterson Institute wrote.

From Barron's