peer

English Thesaurus

1. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group (noun.person)

hypernym	:	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul,
definition	:	a human being (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	associate,
definition	:	a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor (noun.person)

hyponym	:	coeval, contemporary,
definition	:	a person of nearly the same age as another (noun.person)

hyponym	:	gangsta,
definition	:	(Black English) a member of a youth gang (noun.person)

hyponym	:	backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute,
definition	:	someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) (noun.person)

hyponym	:	replacement, successor,
definition	:	a person who follows next in order (noun.person)

hyponym	:	townsman,
definition	:	a person from the same town as yourself (noun.person)

member meronym	:	peer group,
definition	:	contemporaries of the same status (noun.group)

2. a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage (noun.person)

hypernym	:	lord, noble, nobleman,
definition	:	a titled peer of the realm (noun.person)

hyponym	:	baron,
definition	:	a British peer of the lowest rank (noun.person)

hyponym	:	duke,
definition	:	a British peer of the highest rank (noun.person)

hyponym	:	earl,
definition	:	a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount (noun.person)

hyponym	:	earl marshal,
definition	:	an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies (noun.person)

hyponym	:	life peer,
definition	:	a British peer whose title lapses at death (noun.person)

hyponym	:	marquess,
definition	:	a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl (noun.person)

hyponym	:	peer of the realm,
definition	:	a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords (noun.person)

hyponym	:	viscount,
definition	:	a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron (noun.person)

hyponym	:	viscountess,
definition	:	a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	charles cornwallis, cornwallis, first marquess cornwallis,
definition	:	commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805) (noun.person)

member meronym	:	baronage, peerage,
definition	:	the peers of a kingdom considered as a group (noun.group)

domain region	:	britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland,
definition	:	a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (noun.location)

3. look searchingly (verb.perception)

hypernym	:	look,
definition	:	perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards (verb.perception)

4. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group (noun.person)

derivation	:	equal, equalise, equalize, equate, match,
definition	:	make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching (verb.change)

derivation	:	compare, equate, liken,
definition	:	consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	equal, match, rival, touch,
definition	:	be equal to in quality or ability (verb.stative)

derivation	:	equal,
definition	:	having the same quantity, value, or measure as another (adj.all)

derivation	:	equal, equalise, equalize, equate, match,
definition	:	make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching (verb.change)

derivation	:	compare, equate, liken,
definition	:	consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	equal, match, rival, touch,
definition	:	be equal to in quality or ability (verb.stative)

derivation	:	equal,
definition	:	having the same quantity, value, or measure as another (adj.all)