compadre

[ kuhm-pah-drey ]

noun

, Chiefly Southwestern U.S.

1. a friend, companion, or close associate.

compadre

/ kɒmˈpɑːdreɪ; kəm- /

noun

1. a masculine friend

Word History and Origins

Origin of compadre¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of compadre¹

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

Example Sentences

Plus, it’s easy to park, unlike some of its larger compadres.

From Popular-Science

Then, he engages in a full-on make-out session with his former SNL compadre Will Forte, sporting a bushy beard.

From The Daily Beast

Simpson and his compadre Erskine Bowles proposed raising the retirement age to 69 by 2075.

From The Daily Beast

Querido Compadre,—Mucho m'ha alegrado el buen termino de sus trabajos literarios que V.M. me participó.

From Project Gutenberg

Bald trifft er denn auch seinen Compadre, der soeben ein Tatu ausgegraben und mit seinem Fuchs erschlagen hat.

From Project Gutenberg

In the meantime Don Rafael remained my good friend and compadre en la causa de la libertad.

From Project Gutenberg

Compadre, the minute I saw thee I guessed that thou wert a church rat or something like that.

From Project Gutenberg

And now he had lived long enough to see his compadre made a general.

From Project Gutenberg