"compere" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒmpeə/ [UK], /ˈkɑːmpeɹ/ [US] Audio: en-uk-compere.ogg [UK] Forms: comperes [plural]
Etymology: A borrowing of French compère (“partner, accomplice”), from Old French comper, from Late Latin compater (“godfather”), from Latin com- (“with”) + pater (“father”). Doublet of compeer, compadre, and goombah. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|compère||partner, accomplice}} French compère (“partner, accomplice”), {{der|en|fro|comper}} Old French comper, {{der|en|LL.|compater||godfather}} Late Latin compater (“godfather”), {{der|en|la|com-||with}} Latin com- (“with”), {{m|la|pater||father}} pater (“father”), {{doublet|en|compeer|compadre|goombah}} Doublet of compeer, compadre, and goombah Head templates: {{en-noun}} compere (plural comperes)
  1. (chiefly British, Ireland) A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show. Tags: British, Ireland Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-compere-en-noun-6-k3vFcY Disambiguation of People: 72 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 85 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: compère

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒmpeə/ [UK], /ˈkɑːmpeɹ/ [US] Audio: en-uk-compere.ogg [UK] Forms: comperes [present, singular, third-person], compering [participle, present], compered [participle, past], compered [past]
Etymology: A borrowing of French compère (“partner, accomplice”), from Old French comper, from Late Latin compater (“godfather”), from Latin com- (“with”) + pater (“father”). Doublet of compeer, compadre, and goombah. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|compère||partner, accomplice}} French compère (“partner, accomplice”), {{der|en|fro|comper}} Old French comper, {{der|en|LL.|compater||godfather}} Late Latin compater (“godfather”), {{der|en|la|com-||with}} Latin com- (“with”), {{m|la|pater||father}} pater (“father”), {{doublet|en|compeer|compadre|goombah}} Doublet of compeer, compadre, and goombah Head templates: {{en-verb}} compere (third-person singular simple present comperes, present participle compering, simple past and past participle compered)
  1. (intransitive, transitive) To emcee, to act as compere. Tags: intransitive, transitive Coordinate_terms: commère
    Sense id: en-compere-en-verb-h1LiODRm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: compère

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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