compeer

1 of 2

noun (1)

com·​peer ˈkäm-ˌpir 

käm-ˈpir,

kəm-ˈpir 

: companion

compeer

2 of 2

noun (2)

: equal, peer

compeer transitive verb obsolete

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• associate
• cohort
• companion
• compatriot
• comrade
• crony
• fellow
• hobnobber
• mate
• running mate

Noun (2)

• coequal
• coordinate
• counterpart
• equal
• equivalent
• fellow
• like
• match
• parallel
• peer
• rival

Examples of compeer in a Sentence

Noun (1)

like so many of his twentysomething compeers, he just had to get a tattoo

Noun (2)

contends that no military commander of modern times ranks as the compeer of Alexander the Great

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French cumpere, literally, godfather, from Medieval Latin compater, from Latin com- + pater father — more at father

Noun (2)

Middle English comper, from Anglo-French, from Latin compar, from compar, adjective, like — more at compare

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above