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View synonyms for compère

compère

or com·pere

[ kom-pair ]

noun

  1. a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.

verb (used with object)

, com·pèred, com·pèr·ing.
  1. to act as compère for:

    to compère the new game show.

compere

/ ˈkɒmpɛə /

noun

  1. a master of ceremonies who introduces cabaret, television acts, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to act as a compere (for)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of compère1

1730–40; < French: literally, godfather; Old French < early Medieval Latin compater, equivalent to Latin com- com- + pater father
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Word History and Origins

Origin of compère1

C20: from French, literally: godfather; see compeer , compadre
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Example Sentences

Captain Abrane assured her he had a star, and Mr. Potts thought him a rush compere, an adept of those dreadful gambling tables.

This Cæsar Borgia was not a bad politician, it seems to me, compere.

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