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compeer

com·peer

UK/kəmˈpɪə(ɹ)/ US/kɒmˈpɪə(ɹ)/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

Origin

From Middle English comper, from Middle French comper, from Latin compater, compatrem. Doublet of compere as well as compadre and goombah. Influenced by folk-etymological analysis as com- + peer.

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