compeer

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"Ambassador Forbes is a worthy compeer of George Washington," declared Prince Tokugawa, President of the House of Peers.

From Time Magazine Archive

A man "without a compeer . . . either in misery or in bliss."

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Up and down the line, company presidents were in agreement with their compeer of Nash Motors: "In the automobile industry we look for a big year."

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Charles B. Cochran, the British Ziegfeld, is quite as resourceful as his U. S. compeer.

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In oratory, where shall we find the compeer of Chatham or Mirabeau, Burke or Patrick Henry?

From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by Rhodes, W. H. (William Henry)