AskEraser  |  Settings
Ask.com   
 


Synonyms
peer1 (pîr)

[Middle English piren (probably from Frisian piren), peren (short for aperen, to appear; see appear).]

intransitive verb: peered, peer·ing, peers. 

  1. To look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty. See synonyms at gaze
  2. To be partially visible; show: The moon peered from behind dark clouds.
peer2 (pîr)

[Middle English, from Old French per, equal, peer, from Latin pār.]

noun 

  1. A person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age: children who are easily influenced by their peers.
    1. A nobleman.
    2. A man who holds a peerage by descent or appointment.
  3. Archaic A companion; a fellow: “To stray away into these forests drear,/Alone, without a peer” (John Keats)