Definition of 'peer'
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peer in British English 2
verb (intransitive)
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Word origin
C16: from Flemish pieren to look with narrowed eyes
peer in American English 1
noun
1.
a person or thing of the same rank, value, quality, ability, etc.; equal; specif., an equal before the law
2.
a noble; esp., a British duke, marquess, earl, viscount, or baron
verb transitive
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peer in American English 2
verb intransitive
3. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
to appear
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Word origin
? aphetic < appearpeer in American English 1
(pɪər)
noun
2.
a person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status
4.
a nobleman
5.
6. archaic
a companion
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Word origin
[1175–1225; ME per ‹ OF per ‹ L pār equal]peer in American English 2
(pɪər)
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by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Derived forms
peeringly adverb
Word origin
[1585–95; perh. aph. var. of appear]Examples of 'peer' in a sentence
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British English: peer
VERB /ˈpɪə/
If you peer at something, you look at it very hard, usually because it is difficult to see clearly.
I had been peering at a computer print-out that made no sense at all.
British English: peer
NOUN /ˈpɪə/
Your peers are the people who are the same age as you or who have the same status as you.
His engaging personality made him popular with his peers.
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