Meaning of peer in English

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Verb
peer
Etymology
late 16th century: perhaps a variant of dialect pire or perhaps partly from a shortening of appear
Definitions
1. look searchingly
Examples
- « We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around »
Noun
peer
Etymology
Middle English: from Old French peer, from Latin par‘equal’
Definitions
1. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
Derived terms
2. a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage

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