Associations to the word «Compere»

Wiktionary

COMPERE, noun. (chiefly British) A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety or quiz show.
COMPERE, verb. (intransitive) (transitive) To act as compere.
COMPÈRE, noun. (chiefly British) Alternative form of compere

Dictionary definition

COMPERE, noun. British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc.
COMPERE, verb. Act as a master of ceremonies.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne