peer
B2Frequent NGSL-3UK /pɪə(r)/US /pɪr/
Meaning
noun
a person who is the same age or who has the same social status as you
“She enjoys the respect of her peers.”
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“And that, for years, had been the measure of success in my life and that of my peers.”
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“It took me four years longer than my peers, and I convinced someone, my angel advisor, Susan Fiske, to take me on, and so I ended up at Princeton, and I was”
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