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compeer

[kuh m-peer, kom-peer]
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noun
  1. an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
  2. close friend; comrade.
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verb (used with object)
  1. Archaic. to be the equal of; match.
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Origin of compeer

1325–75; Middle English comper < Middle French. See com-, peer1
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Examples from the Web for compeer

Historical Examples

  • And take it by and large, it was without a compeer among swindles.

    Life On The Mississippi, Complete

    Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

  • One's compeer is the equal with himself in rank, age, prowess, etc.

    Orthography

    Elmer W. Cavins

  • But he knew nothing of his compeer, only they had been down to the river together.

    A Little Girl in Old Quebec

    Amanda Millie Douglas

  • He had taken a liking for Paul,—the liking of a brave soldier for a compeer.

    The Shadow of the Czar

    John R. Carling

  • In what particulars does the English speculator differ from his French compeer?

    The English Stage

    Augustin Filon

British Dictionary definitions for compeer

compeer

noun
  1. a person of equal rank, status, or ability; peer
  2. a companion or comrade
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Word Origin

C13: from Old French comper, from Medieval Latin compater godfather; see compadre
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Word Origin and History for compeer

n.

early 15c., from Middle French comper, from com- "with" (see com-) + Latin parem "equal" (see par).

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