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compeer
[ kuhm-peer, kom-peer ]
noun
- an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- close friend; comrade.
verb (used with object)
- Archaic. to be the equal of; match.
compeer
/ ˈkɒmpɪə /
noun
- a person of equal rank, status, or ability; peer
- a companion or comrade
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of compeer1
C13: from Old French comper, from Medieval Latin compater godfather; see compadre
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Example Sentences
She'd see that Inchcawdy canna compeer wi' us; we've patronised her weel in Pettybaw!
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The celebrated "witchfinder," Hopkins, was equally unfortunate with his Scotch compeer.
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She would have felt still more encouraged for her compeer, had she known what Mrs. Van Dorn was at nineteen.
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In what particulars does the English speculator differ from his French compeer?
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A few miles distant was the home of Claiborne, the historian, the rival and compeer of Prentiss.
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