One word to express person in the same business or occupation?
Dr. Chen’s achievements in sports medicine have been recognized by his peers both at home and abroad.

Hi. Is it appropriate to use the word “peers” here? I’m looking for one word to express person in the same business or occupation.

Thank you.

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One word to express person in the same business or occupation?
Dr. Chen’s achievements in sports medicine have been recognized by his peers both at home and abroad.

Hi. Is it appropriate to use the word “peers” here? I’m looking for one word to express person in the same business or occupation.

Thank you.

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'Peers' is perfectly acceptable.  You could also use 'colleagues'.

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Peers works perfectly here.

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I use the word peer often when referring to equals in social situations but prefer counterpart in a professional context.
This is subjective of course but I find peer is more independent of ability that counterpart.

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Peer means 
a person of the same age, status, or ability as another specified person.
use can use compeer instead of peer .
thanks .

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