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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMPEER, n. An equal; a companion; an associate; a mate.
COMPEER, v.t. To equal; to match; to be equal with.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group [syn: peer, equal, match, compeer]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cumpere, literally, godfather, from Medieval Latin compater, from Latin com- + pater father — more at father Date: 13th century companion II. noun Etymology: Middle English comper, from Anglo-French, from Latin compar, from compar, adjective, like — more at compare Date: 15th century equal, peer • compeer transitive verb, obsolete

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an equal, a peer. 2 a comrade. Etymology: ME f. OF comper (as COM-, PEER(2))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Compeer Com*peer", [OE. comper, through French fr. L. compar; com- + par equal. See Peer an equal, and cf. 1st Compare.] An equal, as in rank, age, prowess, etc.; a companion; a comrade; a mate. And him thus answer'd soon his bold compeer. --Milton. His compeer in arms. --Ford.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Compeer Com*peer", v. t. To be equal with; to match. [R.] In my rights, By me invested, he compeers the best. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Compeer Com*peer", Compeir Com*peir", v. i. See Compear.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Companion, mate, equal, peer, associate, fellow, comrade.