Peer (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used without object)
  1. to look narrowly or searchingly, as in the effort to discern clearly.
  2. to peep out or appear slightly.
  3. to come into view.
noun
  1. a person of the same legal status: a jury of one's peers.
  2. a person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status.
  3. something of equal worth or quality: a skyscraper without peer.
  4. a nobleman.
  5. a member of any of the five degrees of the nobility in Great Britain and Ireland (duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron).
  6. Computers.
    • 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.
  7. a companion.
verb (used without object)
  1. (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).
noun
  1. a member of a nobility; nobleman
  2. a person who holds any of the five grades of the British nobility: duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron
    • a person who is an equal in social standing, rank, age, etc
    • (as modifier)
  4. a companion; mate
verb (intr)
  1. to look intently with or as if with difficulty
  2. to appear partially or dimly
Peer (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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