compeer C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈkɑmpɪr/ UK /kəmˈpɪə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person of equal rank or status; a peer In wit he had no compeer among the courtiers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person of equal rank or... peerequalcolleaguecomradecompanionassociate ↔ Opposites superiorinferior Word family Related forms peerparcompare Etymology AI details From Old French comper, from Latin compar ('equal, comrade'), from com- ('together') + par ('equal'). compar Latin par Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # compeer **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑmpɪr/ **IPA (UK):** /kəmˈpɪə/ ## Meanings 1. a person of equal rank or status; a peer ## Examples - In wit he had no compeer among the courtiers. ## Synonyms - peer - equal - colleague - comrade - companion - associate ## Antonyms - superior - inferior ## Related Forms - peer - par - compare ## Roots and Affixes - Root: compar - Root: par ## Etymology From Old French comper, from Latin compar ('equal, comrade'), from com- ('together') + par ('equal'). ## AI Etymology Compeer is from Old French comper, from Latin compar ('equal, comrade'), from com- ('together') + par ('equal'). Important recorded forms include compar (Latin) and par (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a person of equal rank or status; a peer. The wider family includes related words such as peer, par, and compare. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown