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Peer Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Peer? [n] a person who is of equal standing with another in a group [n] (British) a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage [v] look searchingly; "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Peer: compeer \| equal \| match Related Terms \| Find terms related to Peer: appear \| archduke \| aristocrat \| armiger \| associate \| autopsy \| baron \| baroness \| baronet \| be curious \| become visible \| bend the eyes \| blue blood \| bore \| Brahman \| break through \| burn with curiosity \| canvass \| check \| check out \| check over \| check up on \| coequal \| colleague \| compeer \| confrere \| count \| counterpart \| countess \| daimio \| delve into \| dig around for \| dig into \| dig up \| direct the eyes \| ditto \| duchess \| duke \| earl \| emerge \| equal \| equipollent \| equivalent \| esquire \| examine \| explore \| eye \| fathom \| fellow \| gape \| gaup \| gawk \| gentleman \| give an examination \| glare \| gloat \| go into \| go over \| goggle \| grand duke \| grandee \| hidalgo \| indagate \| inquire \| inspect \| interrogate \| investigate \| lace-curtain \| lady \| laird \| landgrave \| like \| look \| look at \| look into \| look over \| lord \| lordling \| magnate \| magnifico \| marchioness \| margrave \| marquis \| match \| mate \| monitor \| noble \| nobleman \| noblewoman \| nose around for \| nose out \| observe \| opposite number \| optimate \| overhaul \| overlook \| palsgrave \| parallel \| pass over \| pass under review \| patrician \| peek \| peep \| peep out \| peer at \| peer into \| peruse \| play peekaboo \| plumb \| poke into \| pore over \| postmortem \| probe \| pry \| pry into \| query \| question \| quiz \| review \| rival \| rubber \| rubberneck \| run over \| scan \| scrutinize \| search into \| seek \| seigneur \| seignior \| set an examination \| show \| sift \| silk-stocking \| size \| size up \| snoop \| sound \| sovereign \| spy \| squire \| stare \| study \| survey \| swell \| take a peep \| take stock of \| take the measure \| thoroughbred \| twin \| upper-cruster \| viscount \| viscountess \| waldgrave \| want to know See Also \| associate \| backup \| backup man \| Baron \| baronage \| Charles Cornwallis \| coeval \| contemporary \| Cornwallis \| Duke \| Earl \| Earl Marshal \| fill-in \| First Marquess Cornwallis \| human \| individual \| life peer \| look \| Lord \| Marquess \| mortal \| noble \| nobleman \| peer group \| peer of the realm \| peerage \| person \| relief \| reliever \| replacement \| somebody \| someone \| soul \| stand-in \| substitute \| successor \| townsman \| Viscount \| viscountess Peer In Webster's Dictionary \Peer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peering}.] [OF. parir, pareir equiv. to F. para[^i]tre to appear, L. parere. Cf. {Appear}.] 1. To come in sight; to appear. [Poetic] So honor peereth in the meanest habit. --Shak. See how his gorget peers above his gown! --B. Jonson. 2. [Perh. a different word; cf. OE. piren, LG. piren. Cf. {Pry} to peep.] To look narrowly or curiously or intently; to peep; as, the peering day. --Milton. Peering in maps for ports, and piers, and roads. --Shak. As if through a dungeon grate he peered. --Coleridge. \Peer\, n. [OE. per, OF. per, F. pair, fr. L. par equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Pair}, {Par}, n., {Umpire}.] 1. One of the same rank, quality, endowments, character, etc.; an equal; a match; a mate. In song he never had his peer. --Dryden. Shall they consort only with their peers? --I. Taylor. 2. A comrade; a companion; a fellow; an associate. He all his peers in beauty did surpass. --Spenser. 3. A nobleman; a member of one of the five degrees of the British nobility, namely, duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron; as, a peer of the realm. A noble peer of mickle trust and power. --Milton. {House of Peers}, {The Peers}, the British House of Lords. See {Parliament}. {Spiritual peers}, the bishops and archibishops, or lords spiritual, who sit in the House of Lords. \Peer\ v. t. To make equal in rank. [R.] --Heylin. \Peer\ v. t. To be, or to assume to be, equal. [R.]

Peer Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Peer?

[n] a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
[n] (British) a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
[v] look searchingly; "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Peer: compeer | equal | match

Peer In Webster's Dictionary

\Peer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Peering}.] [OF. parir, pareir equiv. to F. para[^i]tre to
appear, L. parere. Cf. {Appear}.]
1. To come in sight; to appear. [Poetic]

         So honor peereth in the meanest habit. --Shak.

         See how his gorget peers above his gown! --B.
                                               Jonson.

2. [Perh. a different word; cf. OE. piren, LG. piren. Cf.
   {Pry} to peep.] To look narrowly or curiously or intently;
   to peep; as, the peering day. --Milton.

         Peering in maps for ports, and piers, and roads.
                                               --Shak.

         As if through a dungeon grate he peered.
                                               --Coleridge.


\Peer\, n. [OE. per, OF. per, F. pair, fr. L. par equal.
Cf. {Apparel}, {Pair}, {Par}, n., {Umpire}.]
1. One of the same rank, quality, endowments, character,
   etc.; an equal; a match; a mate.

         In song he never had his peer.        --Dryden.

         Shall they consort only with their peers? --I.
                                               Taylor.

2. A comrade; a companion; a fellow; an associate.

         He all his peers in beauty did surpass. --Spenser.

3. A nobleman; a member of one of the five degrees of the
   British nobility, namely, duke, marquis, earl, viscount,
   baron; as, a peer of the realm.

         A noble peer of mickle trust and power. --Milton.

{House of Peers}, {The Peers}, the British House of Lords.
   See {Parliament}.

{Spiritual peers}, the bishops and archibishops, or lords
   spiritual, who sit in the House of Lords.


\Peer\ v. t.
To make equal in rank. [R.] --Heylin.


\Peer\ v. t.
To be, or to assume to be, equal. [R.]

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