PERRIER

Definition: PERRIER

PERRIER

Noun

1. A short mortar used formerly for throwing stone shot.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "PERRIER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1859. (references)

Etymology: Perrier \Per"ri*er\, noun. [Old French expression perriere, perrier, French perrier. Compare to Pederero.]. (Websters 1913)

Modern Usage: PERRIER

Domain

Usage

Lyrics

And Don Perrier, it was on, know what I'm sayin, (Code Red; performing artist: Prince)

You won't catch me sipping Perrier (I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead; performing artist: Weird Al Yankovic)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: PERRIER

Domain	Title
References	Gerard Perrier Industrie: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Laurent Perrier: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	A Pig Named Perrier (reference) Fitness in America--The Perrier Study: A National Research Report of Behavior, Knowledge and Opinions Concerning the Taking Up of Sports and exercise (reference) Georges Perrier Le Bec-Fin Recipes (reference) GERARD PERRIER INDUSTRIE: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (Financial Performance Series) (reference) Le poisson rouge dans le Perrier (reference) (more book examples)
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Usage Frequency: PERRIER

"PERRIER" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 62.50% of the time. "PERRIER" is used about 56 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	62.5%	35	58,339
Noun (proper)	37.5%	21	76,261
Total	100.00%	56	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: PERRIER

The following table summarizes the usage of "PERRIER" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Perrier	Last name	400	21,999
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: PERRIER

Country	Name
France	Gerard Perrier Industrie
	(more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expression: PERRIER

Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "PERRIER": Perrier-jouet, perrier-with-a-twist-of-lime.
	Ending with "PERRIER": Laurent-perrier.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: PERRIER

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
perrier	95	george perrier	4
perrier jouet	42	joseph perrier	3
perrier water	23	collection perrier source	3
laurent perrier	15	doumbe perrier	3
brasserie perrier	15	catalog perrier source	3
group perrier	9	france perrier vittel	3
le mas perrier	8	julia perrier	3
perrier jouet champagne	8	perrier vittel	2
perrier promotion restaurant	7	catalog perrier	2
perrier source	7	brassiere perrier	2
doumbe jean joel perrier	6	elise perrier	2
america group perrier	6	party perrier rental	2
laurent perrier champagne	5	mineral perrier water	2
maison perrier	4	perrier bottled water	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: PERRIER

Misspellings
	"PERRIER" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Pargiter, Percier, Perger, Perie, Periera, Perrera, Peyrere, Spurrier. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "PERRIER"

Words rhyming with "PERRIER" (pronounced 'Per"ri*er'): Abaiser, Abandoner, Abaser, Abater, Abhorrer, Abider, Abjurer, Abolisher, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Abutter, Acater, Acceder, Accelerometer, Accepter, Accipenser, Accipiter, Acclaimer, Accompanier, Accomplisher, Accorder, Accruer, Accumber, Accuser, Acetifier, Acetimeter, Acetometer, Achiever, Acidifier, Acidimeter, Acipenser, Acknowledger, Acoumeter, Acquirer, Acquitter, Acroter, Actinometer, Adducer, Adelaster, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admeasurer. (additional references)

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Anagrams: PERRIER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-i-p-r-r-r"
	-2 letters: prier, riper.
	-3 letters: peer, peri, pier, pree, ripe.
	-4 letters: ere, err, ire, pee, per, pie, ree, rei, rep, rip.
	-5 letters: er, pe, pi, re.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-i-p-r-r-r"
	+1 letter: rareripe, repairer.
	+2 letters: rareripes, repairers, reprinter.
	+3 letters: preferring, prerequire, prescriber, repertoire, reprinters.
	+4 letters: enterpriser, interpreter, interrupter, irreparable, preaverring, preliterary, premarriage, preordering, preregister, prerequired, prerequires, prescribers, pressurizer, raspberries, reinterpret, repertoires, repertories, serigrapher.
	+5 letters: enterprisers, interpreters, interrupters, intrapreneur, premarriages, prerecording, preregisters, prerequiring, pressurizers, proprietress, reinterprets, repressurize, respirometer, respirometry, serigraphers, supercarrier.
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