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peers¹

  • /pɪɹz/ US
  • /pɪəz/ UK

Sounds like piers, Piers · Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)z

noun

  1. plural plural of peer

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of peer

Peers²

proper noun the Peers

  1. A section of the British Houses of Parliament, the House of Lords, the House of Peers.

Peers³

Where it comes from

Variant of Piers.

proper noun Peerses

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: compeer, equal, match, lords, friends, equals, mates, pair, age, brethren, pals, others, young, homologous, sets, torque

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"peers." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/peers. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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peers. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/peers

Chicago

"peers." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/peers.

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@misc{peers_2026,
  title = {peers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}