peer

peer

noun

Definition of PEER

1

a man of high birth or social position <claims to be related to an English peer>

Synonyms grandee, lord, milord, nobleman, peer

Related Words country gentleman, squire; cavalier, chevalier, knight; don, hidalgo, nabob, nawab, seigneur, seignior, sheikh (or sheik); baron, baronet, count, duke, earl, esquire, marchese, margrave, marquess (or marquis), master, prince, princelet, princeling, raja, viscount; lordship, sire [archaic]

Near Antonyms boor, churl, cottar (or cotter), fellah, peasant, peon; commoner, pleb, plebeian; proletarian; toiler

2

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value <a jury of one's peers>

Synonyms coequal, compeer, coordinate, counterpart, equivalent, fellow, like, match, parallel, peer, rival

Related Words analogue (or analog); double, half, mate, twin; associate, colleague, companion, copartner, partner; competitor