[count] 1 : a person who belongs to the same age group or social group as someone else
▪ his academic peers [=people in the same grade or level of school] ▪ He was respected and admired by his peers. ▪ teenagers spending time with their peer groups ▪ (chiefly US, law) You have the right to be tried by a jury of your peers. [=a jury whose members are from the same community as you] 2 : a member of the British nobility — see also life peer
▪ his academic peers [=people in the same grade or level of school] ▪ He was respected and admired by his peers. ▪ teenagers spending time with their peer groups ▪ (chiefly US, law) You have the right to be tried by a jury of your peers. [=a jury whose members are from the same community as you]





