Pinter

See also: pinter, pintér, and Pintér

English

Etymology

From Hungarian Pintér, from pintér (“cooper”), from Bavarian binder and German Binder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪntəɹ/, /ˈpɪntɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Pinter (plural Pinters)

1. A surname from Hungarian.
   1. Harold Pinter, English playwright.
      • 1999 February 3, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Strangler's Wood”, in Midsomer Murders:

        I did Pinter for GCSE. I didn't understand it much though.

Derived terms

• Pinteresque
• Pinterian
• Pinterish

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pinter is the 8920^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3669 individuals. Pinter is most common among White (88.93%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Petrin, Pitner, e-print, nipter, pre-tin, pretin, pterin, reptin, terpin