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compadre

[ kuhm-pah-drey ]

noun

, Chiefly Southwestern U.S.
  1. a friend, companion, or close associate.


compadre

/ kɒmˈpɑːdreɪ; kəm- /

noun

  1. a masculine friend
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of compadre1

An Americanism first recorded in 1825–35; from Spanish: “godfather,” from early Medieval Latin compater; compère
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Word History and Origins

Origin of compadre1

from Spanish: godfather, from Medieval Latin compater, from Latin com- with + pater father
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Example Sentences

“If I could interview him, I’d ask for an apology. But I’m not voting for him to be my compadre, or to marry into the family. I’m voting for him to run this country like a business and get us back into shape.”

In this crowd, Harris was more of a distant political figure than a hometown compadre.

His longest-tenured compadre, Tom Innocenti, died of cancer at 63 years old on Aug. 13.

Despite feeling a bit fatigued by the back-and-forth travel to Thailand, where the critically acclaimed series is being filmed, Goggins was in a celebratory mood recently as he sipped a flaming margarita at Hollywood’s El Compadre restaurant, one of his favorite haunts.

He baptized the child of Guzman Salazar, the kingpin’s son, and bought his “compadre” a white Lamborghini Huracan for his birthday.

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