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Compeer

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com⋅peer

  [kuhm-peer, kom-peer]
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–noun
1. an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
2. close friend; comrade.
–verb (used with object)
3. Archaic. to be the equal of; match.
Origin:
1325–75; ME comper < MF. See com-, peer 1
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com·peer   (kŏm'pîr', kəm-pîr')   
n.  

  1. A person of equal status or rank; a peer.

  2. A comrade, companion, or associate.


[Middle English comper, from Old French, from Latin compār, equal; see compare.]
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