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compadre /kɒmˈpɑːdreɪ /noun (plural compadres) informal, chiefly USA way of addressing or referring to a friend or companion: if you lose this, I’ll have you dangling from the tallest tree, compadre...- Put those rumors to rest, my toon-loving compadre.
- Through a familiar process of chain migration, homeland relatives, neighbors, and friends joined compadres in specific Alabama towns and workplaces.
- I have been to the tax office at Constant Spring Road all too often, and I know that this is the Tax Office that most of my friends and compadres visit.
Origin Spanish, literally 'godfather', hence 'benefactor, friend'. Compare with compère and gossip. |