peer
1to look narrowly or searchingly, as in the effort to discern clearly.
to peep out or appear slightly.
to come into view.
Origin of peer
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Other definitions for peer (2 of 2)
a person of the same legal status: a jury of one's peers.
a person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status.
something of equal worth or quality: a skyscraper without peer.
a nobleman.
a member of any of the five degrees of the nobility in Great Britain and Ireland (duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron).
Computers. : See also peer-to-peer (def. 2).
a network connected to one or more other networks in a way that routes traffic independently between them in a direct exchange of data.
a computer or device that is connected to others in a network, either directly or through a server.
Archaic. a companion.
Computers. (of a network) to be connected with one or more other networks in a way that routes traffic independently between them in a direct exchange of data (usually followed by with).
Origin of peer
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How to use peer in a sentence
While I was busy scoffing at duck-faced selfies, my peers were busy figuring out how to change the world.
In fact, India—far more than its peers—is now getting the worst of both worlds.
India tried to tame COVID-19 by sacrificing its economy. It got the worst of both worlds instead | Grady McGregor | September 1, 2020 | FortuneScientists want to peer into the gassy atmosphere of Jupiter, or explore the cold surface of Pluto.
One way we can reject this oppressive mindset is by raising it with our peers.
3 ways to make sure corporate diversity and inclusion efforts have a lasting impact | matthewheimer | August 31, 2020 | FortuneJackson won the fiver and a career that drew on a realpolitik only hinted at by her more successful peers Gladys Knight and Aretha Franklin.
His explanation only diminishes the irresistible excitement we feel while watching Tony Perkins peer at Janet Leigh in her shower.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTpeer-to-peer car rental RelayRides offers vehicles conveniently parked in airport lots.
Over 900 peer-reviewed scientific articles have adduced evidence that anthropogenic climate change is real.
At the summit, Xi had been front and center, seemingly without peer.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment | Ben Leung | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNotice how he says it is Gore who rejects “openness” and “peer review.”
If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday | Jonathan Alter | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo quote Mrs. Kaye, 'A Liberal peer is as useful as a fifth wheel to a coach, and as ornamental as whitewash.'
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe military court appointed to try him declared itself unable to try a peer of France.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonIn this gingerly way did the deputies lift the curtain and peer down the road to revolution.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl BeckerIt goes no further than the denunciation of the peer, and the raising of a subscription (generally inadequate) for the sufferers.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordThere must be something wrong with a social system which permits one idle peer to ruin hundreds of industrious producers.
God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford
British Dictionary definitions for peer (1 of 2)
/ (pɪə) /
a member of a nobility; nobleman
a person who holds any of the five grades of the British nobility: duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron: See also life peer
a person who is an equal in social standing, rank, age, etc
(as modifier): peer pressure
archaic a companion; mate
Origin of peer
1British Dictionary definitions for peer (2 of 2)
/ (pɪə) /
to look intently with or as if with difficulty: to peer into the distance
to appear partially or dimly: the sun peered through the fog
Origin of peer
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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