Topic: GOVERNMENT
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | per, from Latin par 'equal'; PAR |
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peer1
[countable]
[countable]1 [usually plural]PG formal your peers are the people who are the same age as you, or who have the same type of job, social class etc : 
American children did less well in math than their peers in Japan.Staff members are trained by their peers. ➔ peer group, peer pressure
American children did less well in math than their peers in Japan.Staff members are trained by their peers.2 a member of the British nobility [↪ House of Lords, peerage]
