as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
they're longtime compadres who have been through a lot together
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Recent Examples of compadre
In this crowd, Harris was more of a distant political figure than a hometown compadre.
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Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
This is just a man in his elements, with his Bills Mafia compadres, enjoying the dead of winter.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
And, yes, the Demon Nun brings along some of her visage-less compadres from the previous movie.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 5 July 2023
The weekend was supposed to be about good baseball, the brothers Lowe (Nathaniel and Josh) and Cuban compadres Adolis García and Randy Arozarena showing off.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 11 June 2023
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Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
This is just a man in his elements, with his Bills Mafia compadres, enjoying the dead of winter.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
And, yes, the Demon Nun brings along some of her visage-less compadres from the previous movie.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 5 July 2023
The weekend was supposed to be about good baseball, the brothers Lowe (Nathaniel and Josh) and Cuban compadres Adolis García and Randy Arozarena showing off.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 11 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compadre
Noun
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Instead of disclosing her condition to her employer and circles of friends, Sickler pulled back from modeling with little explanation, thinking that the absence of her hair would certainly result in the loss of her contract.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Whenever family or friends came to visit, our first stop was always El's.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Misconstrued by many as something akin to an extended Henny Youngman routine, Portnoy’s Complaint more closely resembled, according to Albert Goldman, the comedic world of adolescent Roth and his buddies, with its audacity, ferocity, originality, and sheer fecundity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Once buddies, Robert and Alfred are now rivals.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Compadre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compadre. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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