compèren.

/ˈkɒmpɛː/

/kɒmˈpɛː/

Forms: Also 1700s, 1900s compere.

Etymology: < French compère, a godfather in relation to the godmother, and to the actual father and mother of a child; hence, male gossip, fellow, familiar, intimate < Latin compater : compare compernage n., compeer n. 2.

†1. A male friend or familiar acquaintance. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1738 Common Sense (1739) II. 151 In France, there was scarce an Old Gentleman..without a Mistress, nor a Married Woman who had not her Compere as well as her Galant.

2. The organizer or general director of a musical or vaudeville entertainment; now esp. one whose role in an entertainment on the stage, radio, etc., is to introduce the performers to the audience and provide a linking commentary between the acts.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > performers in variety, etc. > [noun] > compère

chairman1836

commère1904

compère1914

conferencier1927

emcee1933

1914 P. G. Wodehouse Man Upstairs 233 He watched a revue... A snow-white commère and a compère in a mauve flannel suit looked on at the brawl.

1916 A. C. Armstrong in L. Carson Stage Year Bk. 33 Those wholly invaluable revue characters, the commère and compère, who act as a form of Greek chorus, and supply the necessary connective cement.

1928 Weekly Disp. 24 June 15 The genial Davy Burnaby seems to be quite content as a cabaret compère. He has got together a company for the underground grill of the Piccadilly.

1932 BBC Year-bk. 199 In the Charlot shows..the compère reigned supreme.

1955 Times 12 May 11/4 ‘Breezy’ is another dangerous adjective,..suggesting one who will act as a televisionary compère to the whole society.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

compèrev.

/ˈkɒmpɛː/

Etymology: < compère n.

transitive and intransitive. To act as compère (for an entertainment).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > perform in variety [verb (intransitive)] > compère

compère1933

emcee1937

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > perform in variety [verb (transitive)] > compère

compère1933

emcee1937

1933 Radio Times 25 Aug. 414/3 André Charlot..will compére Charlot's Review in mid-September.

1938 Englische Studien LXXII. 330 Mr. Steve Geray compères and announces everything in his amusingly inadequate English.

1954 A. Heckstall-Smith Eighteen Months v. 67 He was always ready to don a seedy frock coat and compère a prison concert, telling stories between the acts.

1957 Observer 20 Oct. 16/3 Patrick O'Donovan, in Monday's Panorama, compèred with artful relaxedness, and no gush, a film of Washington.

1965 G. Melly Owning-up xv. 192 The first year I compèred and sang a spot with Chris Barber.

Derivatives

ˈcompèring n. the action or duties of a compère.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > [noun] > duties of compère

compèring1959

1959 Observer 7 June 22/7 The compèring was either too arch or too flat.

1964 S. Hall & P. Whannel Pop. Arts ii. x. 285 A shift..to pantomime, compèring and straight drama.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	compère
释义	compèren. /ˈkɒmpɛː//kɒmˈpɛː/ Forms: Also 1700s, 1900s compere. Etymology: < French compère, a godfather in relation to the godmother, and to the actual father and mother of a child; hence, male gossip, fellow, familiar, intimate < Latin compater : compare compernage n., compeer n. 2. †1. A male friend or familiar acquaintance. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1738 Common Sense (1739) II. 151 In France, there was scarce an Old Gentleman..without a Mistress, nor a Married Woman who had not her Compere as well as her Galant. 2. The organizer or general director of a musical or vaudeville entertainment; now esp. one whose role in an entertainment on the stage, radio, etc., is to introduce the performers to the audience and provide a linking commentary between the acts. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > performers in variety, etc. > [noun] > compère chairman1836 commère1904 compère1914 conferencier1927 emcee1933 1914 P. G. Wodehouse Man Upstairs 233 He watched a revue... A snow-white commère and a compère in a mauve flannel suit looked on at the brawl. 1916 A. C. Armstrong in L. Carson Stage Year Bk. 33 Those wholly invaluable revue characters, the commère and compère, who act as a form of Greek chorus, and supply the necessary connective cement. 1928 Weekly Disp. 24 June 15 The genial Davy Burnaby seems to be quite content as a cabaret compère. He has got together a company for the underground grill of the Piccadilly. 1932 BBC Year-bk. 199 In the Charlot shows..the compère reigned supreme. 1955 Times 12 May 11/4 ‘Breezy’ is another dangerous adjective,..suggesting one who will act as a televisionary compère to the whole society. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022). compèrev. /ˈkɒmpɛː/ Etymology: < compère n. transitive and intransitive. To act as compère (for an entertainment). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > perform in variety [verb (intransitive)] > compère compère1933 emcee1937 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > perform in variety [verb (transitive)] > compère compère1933 emcee1937 1933 Radio Times 25 Aug. 414/3 André Charlot..will compére Charlot's Review in mid-September. 1938 Englische Studien LXXII. 330 Mr. Steve Geray compères and announces everything in his amusingly inadequate English. 1954 A. Heckstall-Smith Eighteen Months v. 67 He was always ready to don a seedy frock coat and compère a prison concert, telling stories between the acts. 1957 Observer 20 Oct. 16/3 Patrick O'Donovan, in Monday's Panorama, compèred with artful relaxedness, and no gush, a film of Washington. 1965 G. Melly Owning-up xv. 192 The first year I compèred and sang a spot with Chris Barber. Derivatives ˈcompèring n. the action or duties of a compère. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > [noun] > duties of compère compèring1959 1959 Observer 7 June 22/7 The compèring was either too arch or too flat. 1964 S. Hall & P. Whannel Pop. Arts ii. x. 285 A shift..to pantomime, compèring and straight drama. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1738v.1933
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