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Definition of Compeer
1. Noun. A person who is of equal standing with another in a group.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Group relationships: Peer Group
Specialized synonyms: Associate, Coeval, Contemporary, Gangsta, Backup, Backup Man, Fill-in, Relief, Reliever, Stand-in, Substitute, Replacement, Successor, Townsman
Derivative terms: Equal, Equal, Equate, Equate, Match
Definition of Compeer
1. v. t. To be equal with; to match.
2. v. i. See Compear.
Definition of Compeer
1. Noun. the equal or peer of someone else; someone who is a close companion or associate of someone else ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Compeer
1. to equal or match [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compeer
Literary usage of Compeer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... for the work of his German compeer, and the German cannot afford to disdain
the contributions of the Frenchman. International congresses of the ..."
2. Early Indiana Trials and Sketches: Reminiscences by Oliver Hampton Smith (1858)
"... in the Sabbath school, or the free common schools, in the church or in the
extended field of agriculture, he had no compeer. It may be said truly, ..."
3. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"He waves, the emblem of his care of yore; The friend of savage man, to Bacchus
dear, The son of Bacchus, or the bold compeer, What time his yellow locks ..."
4. The British Novelists: With an Essay, and Prefaces, Biographical and Critical by Barbauld (Anna Letitia), Anna Letitia Aikin Barbauld (1820)
"... inform his compeer, Guildenstern, of the iconography of the palace of Copenhagen,
instead of presenting us with a moral dialogue between the Prince of ..."
5. Scenes and Thoughts in Europe by George Henry Calvert (1846)
"The opportunity thus offered of leading him to speak of his great compeer, was
marred by one of the company giving another turn to the conversation. ..."
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