compañero

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

noun, plural com·pa·ñe·ros

[kom-puh n-yair-ohz; Spanish kawm-pah-nye-raws] /ˌkɒm pənˈyɛər oʊz; Spanish ˌkɔm pɑˈnyɛ rɔs/.

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

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Origin of compañero

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

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Historical Examples of companero

I think my old 'companero,' Judge Hardin, is the head-devil of this deal.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas
Richard Henry Savage