compeers

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These are easy qualities to underestimate, but, as Robert Christgau wrote in 2005, “Anybody who thinks that Fountains of Wayne are just another slick pop band better tell us who their compeers are.”

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2020

It is precisely his status as a billionaire outlier, a “bad boy” gone over to the dark side in the eyes of his compeers, a fearless irreverent, that appeals to his legions.

From Salon • May 21, 2016

No, neither he, nor his compeers by night / Giving him aid, my verse astonished.

From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2010

Teacher Jones decided to blame himself for this state of affairs, concluded that "my professional compeers and I have constructed literary history and left out all the fun."

From Time Magazine Archive

Each sets a higher value on his own descent and learning, undervaluing the worth of his compeers.

From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Bose, Shib Chunder