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peer 1 Noun 1. a member of a nobility 2. a person who holds any of the five grades of the British nobility: duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron 3. a person of equal social standing, rank, age, etc.: he is greatly respected by his peers in the arts world [Latin par equal] peer 2 Verb 1. to look intently or as if with difficulty: Walter peered anxiously at his father's face 2. to appear dimly: the sun peered through the fog [Flemish pieren to look with narrowed eyes]
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peer 1 noun 1. noble, lord, count, duke, earl, baron, aristocrat, viscount, marquess, marquis, nobleman, aristo (informal) peer 2 Translations |
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My Father was a native of Ireland and an inhabitant of Wales; my Mother was the natural Daughter of a Scotch Peer by an italian Opera-girl--I was born in Spain and received my Education at a Convent in France. As we approached the little clump of verdure I saw the man come from his tent and with hand-shaded eyes peer intently at us. "He is the peer of heaven and earth"; "A co-worker in Divine transformation". |
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