Compeer vs Compere - What's the difference?
compeer | compere |
(obsolete) the equal or peer of someone else; someone who is a close companion or associate of someone else
* Milton
To be equal with; to match.
* Shakespeare
(chiefly, British) A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety or quiz show.
* 2008 , Kerry Katona, The Footballer's Wife , ISBN 9781407022178,
* 2012 , Steve Taberner, The Wigan Hammer: The Autobiography by Steve Taberner , AuthorHouse (2012), ISBN 9781468578713,
* 2012 , Sue Welfare, One Night Only , HarperCollins (2012), ISBN 9780007461721,
(transitive) To act as compere.
Compere is a anagram of compeer.
As nouns the difference between compeer and compere
is that compeer is the equal or peer of someone else; someone who is a close companion or associate of someone else while compere is a master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety or quiz show.As verbs the difference between compeer and compere
is that compeer is to be equal with; to match while compere is to act as compere.compeer
English
Noun
(en noun)- And him thus answer'd soon his bold compeer .
Verb
(en verb)- In my rights, / By me invested, he compeers the best.
Anagrams
*compere
English
Alternative forms
*Noun
(en noun)- Every year I am the compere for our Church Quiz Night.
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- The compere came onto the stage holding the gold envelope that contained the winner's name.
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- Not only for his fighting expertise but also reminiscent of a compere in a cabaret show working the crowd, as a build up to the main event.
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- They were barely settled when the final song came to an end; the audience began to applaud and after a few more seconds the voice of the compere came over the PA.
Verb
(comper)- I will be compering for next week's Village Fete.