peer
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2.9
- noun
- /pɪr/
:
compañero
- It's important for teenagers to develop friendships with their peers to feel accepted.
- peer interaction
- a peer group
- peer tutoring
Coming from what I see as a peer, I know it's comedy.
- Coming from what I see as a peer, I know it's comedy.
- And you've built this incredible group of peers that you're learning from.
- Her her school peers just know me as crazy.
- And I'm seeing these my peers there and dude, they're petrified.
- We need to teach peers to have these conversations.
- From their homes, their peers, their TV's and their internets?
- You know, don't, don't succumb to peer pressure or adult pressure.
- Did you get any pressure from family or peers to do something else?
- And my peers, my filmmaking peers all knew I could do that.
- But people who find things that their peers don't know becomes their thing.
- You're afraid when your peers will hear how you didn't do as well.
- You need acceptance from your peers right after your basic needs.
- That's what they assume the peer review process is, but it's not.
- Look, I've been ridiculed by my peers, by customers.
- Gang culture, you know, peer pressure against kids.
- They way outperform their peers by three to one in public schools.
- What do you look forward to amongst your peers in the sport this year?
- Suddenly you find yourself in a room of peers, people you can't dictate to.
Examples
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The opportunities to have those discussions with peers can be few and far between.
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Students enjoyed reading the reviews of their peers and comparing the views of others with their own.
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Who is this person's peer in a field?
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I would go out and I would be with peers like kids my age.
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Parents matter less than you think, and peers matter more.
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What do you look forward to amongst your peers in the sport this year?
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We need to teach peers to have these conversations.
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You need acceptance from your peers right after your basic needs.
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She shall be given a fair trial, judged by a jury of her peers.
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Favorable and unfavorable experiences with families, teachers, and peers can lead to diverse views on education.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
363
2.1
A person or thing that is suitable for another, for example as a life partner
98
1.9
A person in the same group or profession as you
54
2.4
A person who has the same rights, status, or abilities as another
6
2.7
A person who belongs to the same group or club as another
A person of equal rank or status
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
43
4.2
To have other experts in the same field check a colleague's work for quality
- Specialized
5
4.4
A way for people or computers to connect and share directly without a central server
- UK
1
7.9
A person given a title for life who sits in the House of Lords and whose title ends at death
How Subordinate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Peer comes from an old word meaning 'equal', the same root as pair, so a peer is someone who is equal to you in age, status, or skill.