I. ˈkämˌpi(ə)r, kämˈp-, kəmˈp- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English (influenced in meaning by Middle English peer ), from Old French compere godfather, comrade, fellow, from Medieval Latin compater godfather, from Latin com- + pater father — more at father , peer
1. : an equal in rank, age, prowess : peer
Hitler as a strategist was not the compeer of Washington or Napoleon
specifically : colleague
the specialist and his compeers who examined the patient's heart
2. : a close associate : companion , comrade
as a raw inductee he found himself no better off than any of his compeers
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
obsolete : to be equal with : match