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compeer

/ˈkɑmpɪər/

Other forms: compeers

Definitions of compeer
  1. noun
    a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
    synonyms: equal, match, peer
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    associate
    a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
    coeval, contemporary
    a person of nearly the same age as another
    gangsta
    (Black English) a member of a youth gang
    backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute
    someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
    replacement, successor
    a person who follows next in order
    townsman
    a person from the same town as yourself
    adjunct
    a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
    affiliate
    a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
    ally, friend
    an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
    bedfellow
    a temporary associate
    collaborator, cooperator, pardner, partner
    an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
    colleague, confrere, fellow
    a person who is member of one's class or profession
    co-worker, colleague, fellow worker, workfellow
    an associate that one works with
    locum, locum tenens
    someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
    fellow member, member
    one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
    participant
    someone who takes part in an activity
    shipmate
    an associate on the same ship with you
    double, stunt man, stunt woman
    a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
    alternate, replacement, surrogate
    someone who takes the place of another person
    mate, teammate
    a fellow member of a team
    stakeholder
    a person who has an interest or share in something, especially a business
    comrade
    someone with whom one has endured a dangerous situation, especially a fellow soldier
    type of:
    individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
    a human being
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