compeer
/kəmˈpɪə(ɹ)/
compeer noun: the equal or peer of someone else; a close companion or associate.
Noun
compeer (plural compeers)
- The equal or peer of someone else; a close companion or associate.
- And him thus answer'd soon his bold compeer.1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
- She had fallen into the common error of supposing that the author must personify his works, and that his conversation must be copy and compeer of his writings.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, pages 155–156
Verb
compeer (third-person singular simple present compeers, present participle compeering, simple past and past participle compeered)
- To be equal with; to match.
- In my rights, / By me invested, he compeers the best.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
compeer meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
compeer in Tamil
- உடனொத்தவன், கூட்டாளி, உடன் துணைவர், ஈடு, நிகரானவர், இணையாளி
compeer in Bengali
- অন্য কারোর সমান, সমকক্ষ, একজন ঘনিষ্ঠ সঙ্গী, সহযোগী, সমান হওয়া, পাল্লা দেওয়া
compeer in Kannada
- ಒಡನಾಡಿ, ಸಾಟಿ, ಎಣೆ
Forms of compeer
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | compeers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | compeers |
| present participle | compeering |
| past participle | compeered |
| past | compeered |
Origin of compeer
From Middle English comper, from Middle French comper, from Latin compater, compatrem. Doublet of compere as well as compadre and goombah. Influenced by folk-etymological analysis as com- + peer.
Words that rhyme with compeer
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- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about compeer
- What does compeer mean?
- Compeer means the equal or peer of someone else; a close companion or associate.
- What is compeer in Tamil?
- Compeer in Tamil is உடனொத்தவன், கூட்டாளி, உடன் துணைவர். See Compeer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is compeer?
- Compeer can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce compeer?
- Compeer is pronounced /kəmˈpɪə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of compeer?
- The plural of compeer is compeers.
Words near compeer in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: compeer (page history and authors); compeer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); compeer (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); compeer (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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