Peer Definition

pîr

peered, peering, peers

verb

peered, peering, peers

To look closely and searchingly, or squint, as in trying to see more clearly.

Webster's New World

To match or equal.

Webster's New World

To be partially visible; show.

The moon peered from behind dark clouds.

American Heritage

To come out or show slightly; come partly into sight.

Webster's New World

To appear.

Webster's New World

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noun

peers

A person or thing of the same rank, value, quality, ability, etc.; equal; specif., an equal before the law.

Webster's New World

A nobleman.

American Heritage

A noble; esp., a British duke, marquess, earl, viscount, or baron.

Webster's New World

A person who is a member of the same group, class, etc. as another.

A professor's academic peers.

Webster's New World

A man who holds a peerage by descent or appointment.

American Heritage

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idiom

peer of the realm

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Peer

Singular:

peer

Plural:

From Middle English piren (“to peer”), from or related to Saterland Frisian piren (“to look”), Dutch Low Saxon piren (“to look”), West Flemish pieren (“to look with narrowed eyes, squint at”), Dutch pieren (“to look closely at, examine”).

From Wiktionary
Middle English piren (probably from Frisian piren) peren (short for aperen to appear appear)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old French per equal, peer from Latin pār perə-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Anglo-Norman peir, Old French per, from Latin par.

From Wiktionary
pee +‎ -er

From Wiktionary