peer
347
2.9
- noun
- /pɪr/
- It's important for teenagers to develop friendships with their peers to feel accepted.
- peer interaction
- a peer group
- peer tutoring
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Watch on YouTubeComing 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
851
1.9
A person in the same group or profession as you
323
2.1
A person or thing that is suitable for another, for example as a life partner
94
2.4
A person who has the same rights, status, or abilities as another
30
2.7
A person who belongs to the same group or club as another
1
9.9
A person of equal rank or status
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
63
4.2
To have other experts in the same field check a colleague's work for quality
- Specialized
9
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
- Offensive
76
6.3
19
6.5
35
4.6
131
2.4
347
2.9
∞
1.0
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.