compeer
Americannoun
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an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
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close friend; comrade.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a person of equal rank, status, or ability; peer
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a companion or comrade
Etymology
Origin of compeer
1325–75; Middle English comper < Middle French. See com-, peer 2
Example Sentences
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A man "without a compeer . . . either in misery or in bliss."
From Time Magazine Archive
Up and down the line, company presidents were in agreement with their compeer of Nash Motors: "In the automobile industry we look for a big year."
From Time Magazine Archive
Charles B. Cochran, the British Ziegfeld, is quite as resourceful as his U. S. compeer.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Ambassador Forbes is a worthy compeer of George Washington," declared Prince Tokugawa, President of the House of Peers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shall I display to you the spread of the fire of his soul, by rehearsing the praises of the hero of Saratoga and his much-loved compeer of the Carolinas?
From Eighth Reader by Baldwin, James
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