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

Cost-of-living issues and rising energy prices dominated household concerns, said Dana Peterson, chief economist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Morgan analyst William Peterson wrote in a recent note to clients that roughly a third of Alcoa’s alumina capacity is contracted to “key players” in the Middle East, including EGA and Alba.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Peterson: I hadn’t actually been back into that neighborhood since I left.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The talks come as Washington looks towards "managed trade," which Chad Bown of the Peterson Institute for International Economics said focuses on outcomes rather than policies.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

Marti Peterson was the only CIA agent in Moscow who could move freely throughout the city.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau