compañero

[ kom-puhn-yair-oh; Spanish kawm-pah-nye-raw ]

noun

, plural com·pa·ñe·ros [kom-p, uh, n-, yair, -ohz, kawm-pah-, nye, -, r, aws].

1. (in the southwestern U.S.) a male companion or partner.
2. (in Latin America) a male worker, coworker, or comrade.

Word History and Origins

Origin of compañero¹

1835–45, Americanism; < Spanish, equivalent to compañ ( a ) company + -ero < Latin -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

I think my old 'companero,' Judge Hardin, is the head-devil of this deal.

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