Peer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈiə/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɪɹ/.

Examples

We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

compeer equal match

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
noun	a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
verb	look searchingly “We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around”

Word Forms

equal	adjective	having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
equate	verb	consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
equal	verb	be equal to in quality or ability
match	verb	be equal to in quality or ability

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

pair

une personne qui a un statut égal à une autre dans un groupe

🇪🇸Spanish

par

una persona que está en igualdad de condiciones con otra en un grupo

🇮🇹Italian

pari

una persona che ha la stessa posizione di un'altra in un gruppo

🇳🇱Dutch

gelijke

een persoon die op gelijke voet staat met een ander in een groep

🇵🇹Portuguese

par

uma pessoa que tem posição igual a outra em um grupo

🇷🇺Russian

вглядеться

человек, имеющий равное положение с другим в группе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समकक्ष

वह व्यक्ति जो किसी समूह में दूसरे के बराबर खड़ा हो

🇧🇩Bengali

সহকর্মী

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি একটি গ্রুপে অন্যের সাথে সমান অবস্থানের

🇮🇳Tamil

சக

ஒரு குழுவில் இன்னொருவருடன் சமமான நிலையில் இருக்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

తోటివాడు

ఒక సమూహంలో మరొకరితో సమానంగా ఉండే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

समवयस्क

एक व्यक्ती जी समूहातील दुसऱ्याच्या बरोबरीची आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાથીદાર

એક વ્યક્તિ જે જૂથમાં બીજા સાથે સમાન સ્થિતિ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೀರ್

ಗುಂಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಮಾನ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമപ്രായക്കാരൻ

ഒരു ഗ്രൂപ്പിൽ മറ്റൊരാൾക്കൊപ്പം തുല്യനിലയിലുള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਥੀ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੂਜੇ ਨਾਲ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ساتھی

ایک شخص جو ایک گروپ میں دوسرے کے ساتھ برابر کا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

同行

在群体中与另一个人地位平等的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ピア

集団内で他の人と同等の立場にある人

🇰🇷Korean

또래

집단 내에서 다른 사람과 동등한 위치에 있는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngang hàng

một người có vị trí ngang hàng với người khác trong một nhóm

🇹🇭Thai

เพื่อน

บุคคลที่ยืนหยัดเท่าเทียมกับอีกกลุ่มหนึ่งในกลุ่ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

rekan

seseorang yang mempunyai kedudukan yang sama dengan orang lain dalam suatu kelompok

🇵🇭Filipino

kapantay

isang tao na may pantay na katayuan sa iba sa isang grupo

🇲🇾Malay

rakan sebaya

seseorang yang sama kedudukannya dengan orang lain dalam satu kumpulan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نظير

شخص يتساوى مع شخص آخر في المجموعة

🇮🇷Persian

همتا

شخصی که در یک گروه با دیگری برابری می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

akran

bir grupta bir başkasıyla eşit durumda olan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהָצִיץ

אדם בעל מעמד שווה עם אחר בקבוצה

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The primary meaning of 'peer' is 'a person who is of equal standing with another in a group'.

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