peer
/pɪɹ/ noun B2- Somebody who is, or something that is, at a level or of a value equal (to that of something else).
- Someone who is approximately the same age (as someone else).
- A noble with a title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners. · a peer of the realm
- A comrade; a companion; an associate.
Plural peers
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This is the eminent peer who represents the very highest interests," said Holmes.
Holmes had swiftly changed his position and was between the peer and the door.
An instant later the amazed peer was standing, blinking and stammering, with the great yellow stone on his shaking palm.
The old peer stared from the stone to the smiling face before him.
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