compañero

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

/ ˌkɒm pənˈyɛər oʊ; Spanish ˌkɔm pɑˈnyɛ rɔ /

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noun, plural com·pa·ñe·ros

[kom-puhn-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

Words nearby compañero

compages, compagnie, compander, companding, compañera, compañero, compañia, companion, companionable, companion animal, companion artery to sciatic nerve

How to use compañero in a sentence

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