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compere^¹

/ˈkɒmpɛː(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈkɑːmpeɹ/ US

Where it comes from

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.

noun comperes · compère

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show. Every year I am the compere for our Church Quiz Night.

verb comperes · compering · compered · compère

intransitive, transitive To emcee, to act as compere. I will be compering for next week's Village Fete.

Compere^²

proper noun Comperes

A surname.

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"compere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/compere. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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compere. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/compere

Chicago

"compere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/compere.

BibTeX

@misc{compere_2026,
  title = {compere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}