Noun
peer -
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
equal ,
match ,
compeer
mortal ,
somebody ,
someone ,
individual ,
person ,
soul a single organism
peer group contemporaries of the same status
associate any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate"
coeval ,
contemporary a person of nearly the same age as another
gangsta (Black English) a member of a youth gang
backup man ,
fill-in ,
stand-in ,
reliever ,
substitute ,
backup ,
relief someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes" ; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
successor ,
replacement a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
peer -
a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
noble ,
nobleman ,
lord a titled peer of the realm
baronage ,
peerage the peers of a kingdom considered as a group
britain ,
u.k. ,
uk ,
united kingdom ,
united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland ,
great britain a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
baron a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
duke a British peer of the highest rank
earl a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
earl marshal an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies
life peer a British peer whose title lapses at death
marquess a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl
peer of the realm a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords
viscount a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron
viscountess a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
Verb
peer -
look searchingly; "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around"
look have a certain outward or facial expression; "How does she look?" ; "The child looks unhappy" ; "She looked pale after the surgery"
