COMPADRE Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

compadre

noun

kəm-ˈpä-drā

Definition of compadre

as in friend

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another they're longtime compadres who have been through a lot together

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Recent Examples of compadre In 2018, one of his musical compadres — musician, producer, and studio owner Richard Swift — died of complications from hepatitis as a result of his own excesses, just as the two were about to start a Rateliff solo album. — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025 One of their compadres (Ron Palais) is spiraling toward suicide after erroneously sending a pornographic selfie to his boss; the race is on to hack or snag the receiving smartphone before daybreak. — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025 Think of us as your compadres on this journey to making the film. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025 In this crowd, Harris was more of a distant political figure than a hometown compadre. — Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for compadre

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Noun

The friend and my father took my older sister and me out for a walk, and, at a nearby schoolyard, the man hung the camera on an exercise bar.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
May his struggles never dim the memories of a sweet man, a dear friend, and a master musician.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

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Keith David, Macon Blair, Killer Mike, Cody Lightning, Siena East, and Michael Hitchcock all return as some of Lee’s Tulsa-area buddies, employees, and resentful acquaintances.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Mitt’s old fishing buddy Hewey (John Ortiz) tells Jay that his father plunged into the ocean at the edge of a steep underwater canyon off Monastery Beach, so that’s where Jay is headed.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

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