Pumpkin eater of rhyme (5 letters)

{ Answer }

PETER

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{ Tags }

arno, eater, fizzle, grimes, man, name, nero, nursery, otoole, out, pan, paul, peter, pianist, principle, pumpkin, rabbit, rhyme, stuyvesant, ustinov, wimsey

{ Notes }

The answer PETER is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.

{ Definition }

PETER as a noun:

1. (Peter, Simon Peter, Saint Peter, St. Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, St. Peter the Apostle) = disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

2. (cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz) = obscene terms for penis

PET as an adjective:

1. (favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent) = preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child"