- Peer
- Peer \Peer\ v. t. To be, or to assume to be, equal. [R.] [1913 Webster]
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Peer 1 — Hosting Type Public Company Traded as TSX: PIX Industry Hosting … Wikipedia
Peer — steht für: Peer (Vorname), einen norwegischen männlichen Vornamen, Namensträger siehe dort den Familiennamen folgender Personen: Alexander Peer (* 1971), österreichischer Schriftsteller und Journalist Andri Peer (1921–1985), Schweizer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
peer — peer·age; peer·ess; peer·ing·ly; peer·less; peer; com·peer; peer·ie; peer·less·ly; peer·less·ness; … English syllables
Peer — may refer to: *A member of the peerage, a system of honours or nobility in various countries; *A variant of the name Peter in Scandinavic languages; *Peer, Belgium *Peer Gynt, a play and character by Henrik Ibsen; *Peer group, (a member of) a… … Wikipedia
Peer — 〈[ pi:r] m. 6〉 1. Mitglied des engl. Hochadels 2. Mitglied des Oberhauses im engl. Parlament [engl.] * * * Peer [pi:ɐ̯ , auch: pɪə ], der; s, s [engl. peer, eigtl. = Gleichrangiger < afrz. per < lat. par = gleich]: 1. Angehöriger des hohen… … Universal-Lexikon
peer — [pɪə ǁ pɪr] noun [countable usually plural] 1. a company or product that is similar to the one you are talking about: • He believes the company is undervalued relative to its peers. 2. someone who is the same age or has the same job, social… … Financial and business terms
Peer — Peer, n. [OE. per, OF. per, F. pair, fr. L. par equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Pair}, {Par}, n., {Umpire}.] 1. One of the same rank, quality, endowments, character, etc.; an equal; a match; a mate. [1913 Webster] In song he never had his peer. Dryden.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peer — I noun associate, coequal, companion, compeer, competitor, comrade, contemporary, contender, corrival, equal, equivalent, fellow, likeness, match, mate, opposite number, par, parallel, rival II index contributor (contributor), copartner (b … Law dictionary
peer — Ⅰ. peer [1] ► VERB 1) look with difficulty or concentration. 2) be just visible. ORIGIN perhaps a variant of dialect pire or perhaps partly from a shortening of APPEAR(Cf. ↑appear). Ⅱ. peer … English terms dictionary
Peer — Peer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peering}.] [OF. parir, pareir equiv. to F. para[^i]tre to appear, L. parere. Cf. {Appear}.] 1. To come in sight; to appear. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] So honor peereth in the meanest habit. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peer — v. t. To make equal in rank. [R.] Heylin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
