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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
compère /ˈkɒmpɛː/ Brit.

▶noun a person who introduces the acts in a variety show. ▶verb act as a compère for.

– origin early 20th cent.: Fr., lit. ‘godfather’.

'compère' also found in these Oxford entries:

commère - compère

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