peer

peer · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (noun) A person of the same age, status, or ability as another.

  2. 2.

    (noun) A member of the nobility, especially in Britain (duke, marquess, earl, viscount, or baron).

  3. 3.

    (verb) To look intently or with difficulty at something.

Forms

plural: peers

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    peer pressure — influence from one's equals to conform to certain behaviors
  • •
    peer review — evaluation of work by others in the same field
  • •
    without peer — having no equal; unmatched

Related words

Antonyms: subordinate, superior
See also: colleague, equal, look, nobility
Synonyms: colleague, contemporary, equal

Etymology

As a noun meaning "equal," from Old French per, from Latin par ("equal"). As a verb meaning "to look," from Middle English piren, possibly related to Flemish pieren.