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compeer
[
k
uh
m-
peer
,
kom
-peer
]
Origin
com·peer
/
kəmˈpɪər
,
ˈkɒm
pɪər
/
Show Spelled
[
k
uh
m-
peer
,
kom
-peer
]
Show IPA
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.
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Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English
comper
<
Middle French.
See
com-
,
peer
1
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compeer
(ˈkɒmpɪə)
—
n
1.
a person of equal rank, status, or ability; peer
2.
a companion or comrade
[C13: from Old French
comper,
from Medieval Latin
compater
godfather; see
compadre
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
compeer
early 15c., from O.Fr. comper, from com- "with" + L. parem "equal" (see
par
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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