compere
/ˈkɒmpɛː(ɹ)/US/ˈkɑːmpeɹ/
compere noun: a master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show.
Noun
compere (plural comperes)
- A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show.
- Every year I am the compere for our Church Quiz Night.
- The compere came onto the stage holding the gold envelope that contained the winner's name.2008, Kerry Katona, The Footballer's Wife, →ISBN, page 157
Verb
compere (third-person singular simple present comperes, present participle compering, simple past and past participle compered)
- To emcee, to act as compere.
- I will be compering for next week's Village Fete.
Proper noun capitalized: Compere
Compere (plural Comperes)
- A surname.
compere meaning in Malayalam and Kannada
compere in Malayalam
- anchor, host, presenter
- കോമ്പയർ, അവതാരകൻ, സൂത്രഭൃത്ത്, സൂത്രധാരൻ, കലാപരിപാടിയുടെ സൂത്രധാരൻ, ആതിഥേയൻ
compere in Kannada
- ನಿರೂಪಕ, ಸಂಯೋಜಕ, ನಿರ್ವಾಹಕ
Examples of compere in a sentence
- Not only for his fighting expertise but also reminiscent of a compere in a cabaret show working the crowd, as a build up to the main event.2012, Steve Taberner, The Wigan Hammer: The Autobiography by Steve Taberner, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 249:
- They were barely settled when the final song came to an end; the audience began to applaud and after a few more seconds the voice of the compere came over the PA.2012, Sue Welfare, One Night Only, HarperCollins, →ISBN, unnumbered page:
Forms of compere
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | comperes |
| alternative form | compère |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | comperes |
| present participle | compering |
| past participle | compered |
| past | compered |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Comperes |
Origin of compere
A borrowing of French compère (“partner, accomplice”), from Old French comper, from Late Latin compater (“godfather”), from Latin com- (“with”) + pater (“father”). Doublet of compeer, compadre, and goombah.
Questions about compere
- What does compere mean?
- Compere means a master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show.
- What is compere in Malayalam?
- Compere in Malayalam is കോമ്പയർ, അവതാരകൻ, സൂത്രഭൃത്ത്. See Compere meaning in Malayalam.
- How do you use compere in a sentence?
- Not only for his fighting expertise but also reminiscent of a compere in a cabaret show working the crowd, as a build up to the main event.
- What part of speech is compere?
- Compere can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce compere?
- Compere is pronounced /ˈkɒmpɛː(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of compere?
- The plural of compere is comperes.
Words near compere in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: compere (page history and authors); Compere (page history and authors); compere (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); compere (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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