peer (
http://definr.com/peer)
n 1: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
[syn:
equal,
match,
compeer]
2: (British) a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or
baron) who is a member of the British peerage
v : look searchingly; "We peered into the back of the shop to
see whether a salesman was around"