| peer | | |
| n. (person) | 1. compeer, equal, match, peer | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ peer group | contemporaries of the same status. |
| ~ associate | a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor.; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" |
| ~ coeval, contemporary | a person of nearly the same age as another. |
| ~ gangsta | (Black English) a member of a youth gang. |
| ~ backup man, fill-in, reliever, stand-in, backup, substitute, relief | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult).; "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" |
| ~ successor, replacement | a person who follows next in order.; "he was President Lincoln's successor" |
| ~ townsman | a person from the same town as yourself.; "a fellow townsman" |
| n. (person) | 2. peer | a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage. |
| ~ baronage, peerage | the peers of a kingdom considered as a group. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| ~ baron | a British peer of the lowest rank. |
| ~ duke | a British peer of the highest rank. |
| ~ earl | a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount. |
| ~ earl marshal | an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies. |
| ~ life peer | a British peer whose title lapses at death. |
| ~ noble, nobleman, lord | a titled peer of the realm. |
| ~ marquess | a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl. |
| ~ peer of the realm | a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords. |
| ~ viscount | a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron. |
| ~ viscountess | a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right. |
| ~ charles cornwallis, cornwallis, first marquess cornwallis | commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805). |
| v. (perception) | 3. peer | look searchingly.; "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around" |
| ~ look | perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards.; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" |
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