Thesaurus results for COMPEER

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noun (1)

ˈkäm-ˌpir

Definition of compeer

as in associate

a person frequently seen in the company of another like so many of his twentysomething compeers, he just had to get a tattoo

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noun (2)

as in equivalent

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value contends that no military commander of modern times ranks as the compeer of Alexander the Great

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Noun

At the same time, Democrats could use their congressional powers to expose uncomfortable details of deals between Gulf investors and the president’s relatives and associates, including Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s family.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Palacios testified that Désir, along with Ashkard Pierre, another close associate of Sanon, took him and the other former soldiers from a hotel to a mountaintop house that would serve as the staging ground for the attack.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of associate

Noun

Dakar winner Brock Heger quickly showed us all how to do it, perfectly executing the side-by-side equivalent of a skateboard tailslide along the wall’s highest point.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Nov. 2026
An aroma has no straightforward equivalent to a photograph or audio file.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of equivalent

Noun

In a dear-colleague letter to Democratic lawmakers officially kicking off his speakership bid, Jeffries hinted at additional legislative items.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
In other news, Ye is staging a comeback Yeezy show in Los Angeles tonight at the brand’s flagship—keep an eye out tomorrow for a report from my Angeleno colleague Maxwell Adler.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of colleague

Noun

His Russian counterpart, Yana Lantratova, confirmed the truce was holding and that Russian engineers are working on demining Oleshky's roads.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
According to the European Parliament, in meetings with Chinese counterparts, Members stressed that neither side would benefit from a trade conflict.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of counterpart

Noun

Since the beginning of the episode, Lee’s been tailed by McMann’s skinny accomplice — the guy Ginger shot in the neck at the end of the season premiere.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
The trailer begins with Pegg, who plays serial killer anesthetist Jason Nash, peering at a screen as a Channel 4 news story reports that the new identity of his former girlfriend and accomplice, a nurse named Alice Bell, has surfaced online.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of accomplice

Noun

Tom Wright was senior director for strategic planning at the National Security Council under Joe Biden and is now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

— Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026
But injuries to fellow wideouts Tyquan Thorton and Rashee Rice, plus Allen’s own development, have expanded his role.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of fellow

Noun

The ultra-wealthy may have more peers than ever before, but DiFuria and Goldbart said many of them feel cut off.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Kubiak and his peers argue that the trawlers diminish their fish stocks and also cause broader damage to the seafloor.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of peer

Noun

Starting first with a country club and then adding more planned developments, Soffer and his partners then transformed nearly 800 acres of swampland into what’s now Aventura.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
The floppy chains bend and stretch to reach nearby partners as opposite charges attract.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

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