noun

• 1formal A person of equal rank, status, or ability.

  ‘he was better versed in his profession than his compeers’

  More example sentences

  • ‘He remained distant from his compeers on stage, thus condemning Barrit's Falstaff to an early acceptance of impending rejection and robbing their final confrontation of emotional power.’

  Synonyms

  equivalent, peer, fellow, coequal, like

  1. 1.1archaic A companion or associate.
     More example sentences

     • ‘he had compeers in Fleet Street’
     Synonyms

     associate, partner, escort, consort, colleague, workmate, co-worker, compatriot, confederate, ally