peer
noun /pɪə(r)/
/pɪr/
- [usually plural] a person who is the same age or who has the same social status as you
- She enjoys the respect of her peers.
- A peer review system is being introduced to help teachers who are experiencing difficulty.
- Children are worried about failing in front of their peers.
- Peer pressure is strong among young people (= they want to be like other people of the same age).
Extra Examples- Children often take up smoking because of peer pressure.
- Peer acceptance is particularly important for teenagers.
- She is highly respected by her professional peers.
- Some children fail to develop normal peer relations.
- They adopt attitudes that are more socially acceptable among their peers.
- We have seen several women who can outperform their male peers physically.
- an extended family and peer network
- teenagers trying to impress their peers
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- academic
- professional
- outperform
- impress
- group
- influence
- pressure
- …
- among somebody’s peers
- (in the UK) a member of the nobility or the House of Lords
- MPs and peers from all parties met to discuss the issue.
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyc1- She is the American-born wife of a Scottish peer.
- Conservative peers are expected to criticize the scheme.
- She described the incident as ‘unbecoming behaviour for a peer of the realm’.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- Conservative
- Labour
- etc.
- …
- a peer of the realm
Word Originnoun Middle English: from Old French peer, from Latin par ‘equal’.