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compeer

noun
/kəmˈpɪə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle English comper, from Middle French comper, from Latin compater, compatrem. Doublet of compere as well as compadre and goombah. Influenced by folk-etymological analysis as com- + peer.

  1. derived from compater
  2. derived from comper
  3. inherited from comper

Definitions

  1. The equal or peer of someone else

    The equal or peer of someone else; a close companion or associate.

    • And him thus answer'd soon his bold compeer.
    • She had fallen into the common error of supposing that the author must personify his works, and that his conversation must be copy and compeer of his writings.

  2. To be equal with

    To be equal with; to match.

    • In my rights, / By me invested, he compeers the best.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA