compeer 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈkäm-ˌpir How to pronounce compeer (audio)
Definition of compeernext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compeer
  1. associate
  2. equivalent
  3. colleague
  4. counterpart
  5. accomplice
  6. fellow
  7. peer
  8. partner
Noun
  • Sara Matar, formerly the division’s chief of staff, joined the White House counsel’s office in August as an associate.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Clients and friends of Moncler, students from Parsons School of Design, and members of Leibovitz’s circle of friends and associates, will be attending.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of associate
Noun
  • So language modeling seems to be merely a powerful component of human cognition, not its equivalent or source.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Before the war, a room at the hotel had cost the equivalent of five euros a night.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of equivalent
Noun
  • Wang failed her first attempt to defend her dissertation and became envious of her colleague's success in discovering how to deliver RNA to human cells using bacteria, Gomelsky told The Associated Press.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • New Skydance content sales chief David Decker was all smiles at the WBD stand, able to look over and see his new Paramount colleagues just along the beachfront.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of colleague
Noun
  • Even after the setback, young households remained wealthier than their counterparts were before the pandemic.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In more recent times, moreover, the first steps taken by the Third Reich toward the Holocaust began with the economic boycott of the Jews, who were accused of harming the businesses and positions of their Aryan counterparts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of counterpart
Noun
  • Murdaugh’s lawyers also demanded any evidence prosecutors have of possible accomplices or a grand jury investigation into them.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Kids made good accomplices, tasked with sneaking off on a hunt for the bill.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of accomplice
Noun
  • Took a fellow once who insisted on carrying a pretty automatic.
    — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Images in the collection capture Ball and Arnaz; Pugh, Carroll and fellow Jess Oppenheimer; cinematographer Karl Freund; and audience members, execs and family who visited the Hollywood set during the CBS series’ six-season run through May 1957.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of fellow
Noun
  • The influence of Black American music was absent from not just their Warwickshire peers at the time, but all of the dour indie milieu toiling under Thatcher’s grey skies.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Fifty percent plan to increase investment, compared with 18% of boomer owners, and 71% expect revenue growth, versus 51% of their older peers.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of peer
Noun
  • In my opinion in our competitive market the setup will strengthen Paramount+ and that in the end Paramount+ may become a stronger partner under the Skydance banner – at least in the next years.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Twelve percent was also the interest rate tacked on to bills that were turned over to collections by Great Bend Regional Medical Center, of which Marshall was a founding partner.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of partner
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“Compeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compeer. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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