peer
US /pɪr/
UK /pɪr/
1.
a person of the same age, status, or ability as another specified person
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Children are often influenced by their peers.
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She is respected by her peers in the industry.
2.
(in the UK) a member of the nobility in Britain or Ireland, comprising dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons
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The House of Peers debated the new legislation.
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He was elevated to the rank of a peer.
1.
look with difficulty or concentration at someone or something
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She had to peer closely at the small print.
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He peered through the fog, trying to see the road ahead.