peer¹ Definition
peer (pir)
noun
- a person or thing of the same rank, value, quality, ability, etc.; equal; specif., an equal before the law
- a noble; esp., a British duke, marquess, earl, viscount, or baron
Etymology: ME peir < OFr per < L par, an equal: see par
transitive verb
Archaic to match or equal
peer¹ Idioms
peer of the realm
any of the British peers entitled to a seat in the House of Lords
peer² Definition
peer (pir)
intransitive verb
- to look closely and searchingly, or squint, as in trying to see more clearly
- to come out or show slightly; come partly into sight
- Old Poet. to appear
Etymology: ? aphetic < appear
peer Synonyms
peer
n.
peer Synonyms
peer Usage Examples
Object
reviewer: Practice for peer reviewers: Peer reviewers are invited to reflect on the practices of the department visited and on their own practice.
Converse of object
review: All our reports are peer reviewed by experts in forensic computing, prior to submission.
Preposition: through
- binoculars: We peered through huge binoculars trained across the AOS to the Israeli border with its Early Warning masts on the skyline.
- mist: In making many policy choices we must therefore try to peer through the mist rather than decide blindly.
Adjective modifier
- hereditary: The solution, which the remaining hereditary peers were there to help seek, is no longer available.
- non-disabled: Students with disabilities are being included in classes with their non-disabled peers in larger numbers.
- sighted: Braille readers vary in ability even more than their sighted peers.
- nondisabled: The home literacy experiences of preschoolers who use augmentative communication systems and of their nondisabled peers.
- Conservative: Conservative peer Baroness Flather said that church schools were ' an accident of history.
- his/her: Compare an individual against a group, either a group of his/her peers, or a group of experts.
Preposition: into
- gloom: We made our way to the entrance and peered into the gloom.
- darkness: Then he peered into the darkness, blew the candle out, and threw it on the floor.
Modifies a noun
- review: Major review Major review is a peer review process.
- mentoring: Then there are four sections on the benefits of peer mentoring for mentors ( sec.
- reviewer: Arrangements for the recruitment of peer reviewers will also be developed.
- educator: During 2002, the project will move onto directly targeting this high-risk group using the peer educators.
- mentor: There are regular chat sessions hosted by trained peer mentors.
- pressure: Wed 19th Apr 2006: Peer Pressure: The House of Lords Opens Today.
Present participle complement
tutor: Peer tutoring was found to be more common than peer counseling.
Preposition: of
realm: June 5 ( Sunday ) The peers of the realm publicly declare loyalty to the King at York.
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