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Peer (Noun)

A person who is of equal standing with another in a group.

Nouns denoting people.

The professor treated her graduate students as peers, encouraging them to share their research and insights with the group.
In the office, she was a peer to her colleagues, working together as equals to complete projects.
The two senators were peers, having served in the legislature for the same number of years.
As a member of the board, he was a peer to the other directors, sharing responsibility for making key decisions.
The artist saw her fellow creatives as peers, collaborating and learning from one another in the studio.

A nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage.

Nouns denoting people.

The Earl of Oxford was a prominent peer who sat in the House of Lords for many years.
As a member of the aristocracy, the Marquis of Bath was a respected peer among his contemporaries.
The Duke of Wellington was a celebrated peer who played a key role in the Napoleonic Wars.
The Baron of Hastings was a young peer who had recently inherited his title from his father.
The Viscount of Essex was a wealthy peer who owned several large estates throughout England.