/kom'peuhn yair"oh/ ; Sp. /kawm'pah nye"rddaw/ , n. , pl. compañeros /-peuhn yair"ohz/ ; Sp. /-pah nye"rddaws/ .
1. (in the southwestern U.S.) a male companion or partner.
2. (in Latin America) a male worker, coworker, or comrade.
[ 1835-45, Amer.; compañ ( a ) COMPANY + -ero -arius -ARY ]