('chiefly US, law') You have the right to be tried by 'a jury of your peers'. [=a jury whose members are from the same community as you]
his academic 'peers' [=people in the same grade or level of school]
She 'peered' into the dark closet looking for her missing shoe.
(..) It had nothing to do with your bed-wetting. All m saying is that this party is the perfect opportunity for Penny to see me as a member of her peer group, a potential close friend, and perhaps more, and I don't want to look like a dork. Just a heads up, fellas. If anyone gets lucky, I've got a dozen (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Middle Earth Paradigm Season: 1 Episode 6