Definitions for peer
pɪərpeer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. peer, equal, match, compeernoun

   a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

2. peerverb

   a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage

3. peerverb

   look searchingly

   "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peernoun

   Someone who pees, someone who urinates.

2. Etymology: Variant of piren, peren

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PEERnoun

   Etymology: pair, French.

   1. Equal; one of the same rank.

   His peers upon this evidence
   Have found him guilty of high treason. William Shakespeare.

   Amongst a man’s peers, a man shall be sure of familiarity; and therefore it is good a little to keep state. Francis Bacon.

   Oh! what is man, great maker of mankind!
   That thou to him so great respect do’st bear!
   That thou adorn’st him with so bright a mind,
   Mak’st him a king, and ev’n an angel’s peer. Davies.

   2. One equal in excellence or endowments.

   In song he never had his peer,
   From sweet Cecilia down to chanticleer. Dryden.

   3. Companion: fellow.

   He all his peers in beauty did surpass. Fairy Queen.

   If you did move to-night,
   In the dances, with what spight
   Of your peers you were beheld,
   That at every motion swell’d. Ben Jonson.

   Who bear the bows were knights in Arthur’s reign,
   Twelve they, and twelve the peers of Charlemagne. Dryd.

   4. A nobleman: of nobility we have five degrees, who are all nevertheless called peers, because their essential privileges are the same.

   I see thee compast with thy kingdom’s peers,
   That speak my salutation in their minds:
   Hail king of Scotland! William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   King Henry’s peers and chief nobility
   Destroy’d themselves, and lost the realm of France. William Shakespeare.

   Be just in all you say, and all you do;
   Whatever be your birth, you’re sure to be
   A peer of the first magnitude to me. Dryden.

2. To Peerverb

   Etymology: By contraction from appear.

   1. To come just in sight.

   As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
   So honour peereth in the meanest habit. William Shakespeare.

   Yet a many of your horsemen peer,
   And gallop o’er the field. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   Ev’n through the hollow eyes of death
   I spy life peering William Shakespeare.

   See how his gorget peers above his gown,
   To tell the people in what danger he was. Ben Jonson.

   Hell itself will pass away,
   And leave her dolorous mansion to the peering day. John Milton.

   2. To look narrowly; to peep.

   Now for a clod-like hare in form they peer,
   Now bolt and cudgel squirrels leap do move,
   Now the ambitious lark with mirrour clear
   They catch, while he, fool! to himself makes love. Philip Sidney.

   Peering in maps for ports, and peers, and roads,
   And every object that might make me fear
   Misfortune to my ventures. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Venice.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peerverb

   to come in sight; to appear

2. Peerverb

   to look narrowly or curiously or intently; to peep; as, the peering day

3. Peernoun

   one of the same rank, quality, endowments, character, etc.; an equal; a match; a mate

4. Peernoun

   a comrade; a companion; a fellow; an associate

5. Peernoun

   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

6. Peerverb

   to make equal in rank

7. Peerverb

   to be, or to assume to be, equal

8. Etymology: [OF. parir, pareir equiv. to F. paratre to appear, L. parere. Cf. Appear.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peer

   Peer is a municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium. On January 1, 2006 Peer had a total population of 15,810. The total area is 86.95 km² which gives a population density of 182 inhabitants per km². Peer is the site of a famous annual blues music festival held in July. The village Grote Brogel, part of Peer, claims to be the birthplace of Pieter Bruegel/ The Bruegel Foundation was also founded in Peer to research the history of Peer and Pieter Bruegel. Kleine Brogel, a village that is a part of Peer, includes Kleine Brogel Air Base. Rumours that American nuclear weapons under the NATO nuclear sharing program were stationed at Kleine Brogel have never been officially confirmed, but are now known to be true. A cable from the American Embassy in Brussels from Nov. 2009 - published by Wikileaks - not only confirms their existence, but also informs that the Belgian government rejected a proposal from Germany to propose to the rest of NATO that the nuclear weapons be removed from both countries.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peer

   pēr, n. an equal in rank, ability, character, &c.: an associate: a nobleman: a member of the House of Lords:—fem. Peer′ess.—n. Peer′age, the rank or dignity of a peer: the body of peers: a book containing a description of the history, connections, &c. of the different peers.—adj. Peer′less, having no peer or equal: matchless.—adv. Peer′lessly.—n. Peer′lessness.—House of Peers, the House of Lords; Spiritual peer, one of the bishops or archbishops qualified to sit as members of the House of Lords; Temporal peer, one of the members of the House of Lords, other than the bishops. [O. Fr. (Fr. pair),—L. par, paris, equal.]

2. Peer

   pēr, v.i. to look narrowly or closely: to peep: to appear:—pa.t. and pa.p. peered.—adj. Peer′y, prying, sly. [M. E. piren—Low Ger. piren, orig. pliren, to draw the eyelids together.]

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1. PEER

   What does PEER stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PEER acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

2. Peer

   Peer vs. Pier -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Peer and Pier.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PEER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Peer is ranked #8773 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Peer surname appeared 3,736 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Peer.
   
   90.6% or 3,387 total occurrences were White.
   2.8% or 106 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 103 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 76 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.3% or 49 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 15 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'peer' in Nouns Frequency: #2516

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'peer' in Verbs Frequency: #782

How to pronounce peer?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say peer in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of peer in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of peer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of peer in a Sentence

1. Jesper Brandgaard:

   Peer companies are traded 10 percent higher now than in the autumn ... so we think it is an attractive time to list NNIT.

2. Daniel Siegel:

   If we try to just inform adolescents, it's not going to change anything because they already know-- it's this hyperrational thinking and this change in the reward system, so what do we do? You can give them tools to develop an inner compass for proper moral behavior. That inner compass can help prevent peer pressure from flooding them, and it can help prevent them from getting lost in the social media world.

3. Phil Stinson:

   There's no peer-reviewed articles that would support this. ... It's not generally accepted by the scientific community, so it's something that in most courts would not be admissible as evidence.

4. Todd Rosenbluth:

   Both DoubleLine Total Return and DoubleLine Core Fixed Income have outperformed their respective Lipper peer groups year-to-date, adding to their strong risk-adjusted records, as investors have sought income portfolios in a more volatile market, they continue to seek out DoubleLine.

5. Van Manen:

   The judgment is very significant, as for the first time the highest European Union court will now have to decide on the legal possibilities of blocking peer-to-peer websites.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=peer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Peer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=peer
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=peer
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=peer
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html