Definition of 'peer'
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peer in British English 1
noun
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C14 (in sense 3): from Old French per, from Latin pār equal
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peer in British English 2
verb (intransitive)
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C16: from Flemish pieren to look with narrowed eyes
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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
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peer in American English 2
verb intransitive
3. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
to appear
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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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