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Definitions for compeer
kəmˈpɪər, ˈkɒm pɪərcom·peer

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. peer, equal, match, compeernoun

    a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

Wiktionary

  1. compeernoun

    the equal or peer of someone else; someone who is a close companion or associate of someone else

  2. Etymology: From comrade and peer

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Compeernoun

    Equal; companion; colleague; associate.

    Etymology: compar, Latin.

    Sesostris,
    That monarchs harness’d, to his chariot yok’d
    Base servitude, and his dethron’d compeers
    Lash’d furiously. Philips.

  2. To Compeerverb

    To be equal with; to mate.

    Etymology: from the noun.

    In his own grace he doth exalt himself
    More than in your advancement.
    ———— In my right,
    By me invested, he compeers the best. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

Wikipedia

  1. Compeer

    Compeer, Inc. is an international, non-profit organization that aims to help people by overcoming the effects of mental illness. The founding Compeer program was established in Rochester, New York, in 1973 by Bernice W. Skirboll.

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  1. compeer

    A compeer is a person who is equal in status, ability, or rank with another person, often used in the context of being a peer or companion. It can also refer to a colleague or a fellow member of an organization or group.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Compeer

    an equal, as in rank, age, prowess, etc.; a companion; a comrade; a mate

  2. Compeerverb

    to be equal with; to match

  3. Compeerverb

    alt. of Compeir

  4. Etymology: [OE. comper, through French fr. L. compar; com- + par equal. See Peer an equal, and cf. 1st Compare.]

Wikidata

  1. Compeer

    Compeer, Inc. is an international, non-profit organization that seeks to help people overcome the effects of mental illness through the power of friendship. The founding Compeer program was established in Rochester, New York in 1973 by Bernice W. Skirboll. It is a volunteer-based program in which adult men and women volunteer to regularly spend time with an adult or youth who is receiving mental health services. The goal is to provide supportive friendships for people in mental-health care, typically as a complement to therapy, in order to help and support them on their journey of recovery from mental illness. The National Institute of Mental Health chose Compeer as a model program in 1982 and helped fund the development of similar programs throughout the United States. Today, Compeer is an international mental health organization, with approximately 5,000 volunteers at nearly 100 locations in the U.S., Canada and Australia.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Compeer

    kom-pēr′, n. one who is equal to another: a companion: an associate.—v.t. (Shak.) to equal. [L. comparcom, with, and par, equal.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of compeer in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of compeer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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