peer
♦ peer /p'ɪər/ (peers peering peered)
1 [VERB] V prep, V prep
If you peer at something, you look at it very hard, usually because it is difficult to see clearly.
I had been peering at a computer print-out that made no sense at all...
He watched the Customs official peer into the driver's window.
2 [N-COUNT]
In Britain, a peer is a member of the nobility who has or had the right to vote in the House of Lords.
Lord Swan was made a life peer in 1981.
3 [N-COUNT] usu pl, poss N
Your peers are the people who are the same age as you or who have the same status as you.
His engaging personality made him popular with his peers.life peer (life peers)
[N-COUNT]
In Britain, a life peer is a person who is given a title such as `Lord' or `Lady' which they can use for the rest of their life but which they cannot pass on when they die.
He was made a life peer in 1991.peer group (peer groups)
[N-COUNT]
Your peer group is the group of people you know who are the same age as you or who have the same social status as you.
It is important for a manager to be able to get the support of his peer group.peer of the realm (peers of the realm)
[N-COUNT]
In Britain, a peer of the realm is a member of the nobility who has the right to sit in the House of Lords.peer press|ure
[N-UNCOUNT]
If someone does something because of peer pressure, they do it because other people in their social group do it.
Naomi admits that it was peer pressure to be 'cool' that drove her into having sex early.
1 [VERB] V prep, V prep
If you peer at something, you look at it very hard, usually because it is difficult to see clearly.
I had been peering at a computer print-out that made no sense at all...
He watched the Customs official peer into the driver's window.
2 [N-COUNT]
In Britain, a peer is a member of the nobility who has or had the right to vote in the House of Lords.
Lord Swan was made a life peer in 1981.
3 [N-COUNT] usu pl, poss N
Your peers are the people who are the same age as you or who have the same status as you.
His engaging personality made him popular with his peers.life peer (life peers)
[N-COUNT]
In Britain, a life peer is a person who is given a title such as `Lord' or `Lady' which they can use for the rest of their life but which they cannot pass on when they die.
He was made a life peer in 1991.peer group (peer groups)
[N-COUNT]
Your peer group is the group of people you know who are the same age as you or who have the same social status as you.
It is important for a manager to be able to get the support of his peer group.peer of the realm (peers of the realm)
[N-COUNT]
In Britain, a peer of the realm is a member of the nobility who has the right to sit in the House of Lords.peer press|ure
[N-UNCOUNT]
If someone does something because of peer pressure, they do it because other people in their social group do it.
Naomi admits that it was peer pressure to be 'cool' that drove her into having sex early.