peer

🇺🇸 /pɪr/ 🇬🇧 /pɪə(r)/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
noun
B2

a person who is similar to you in age or social group

My peer at school helps me with homework.

C1

a noble person in the UK, often in the House of Lords

The peer spoke about new laws in Parliament.

verb
R

to look at something carefully, especially when it is hard to see

I peer through the window to see outside.

translation

n. a person who is similar to you in age or social group; a noble person in the UK, often in the House of Lords
v. to look at something carefully, especially when it is hard to see

Word Forms

3rd Present peers
Past peered
Perfect peered
Progressive peering
Plural peers