COMPERE Synonyms

• a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

• a central cohesive source of support and stability

• a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

• fix firmly and stably

• secure a vessel with an anchor

• someone who proclaims a message publicly

• reads news, commercials on radio or television

• a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion

• a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

• a vast multitude

• an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association

• a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

• archaic terms for army

• any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event

• (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor

• the owner or manager of an inn

• (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

• be the host of or for

• any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors

• in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly

• someone who presides over a forum or debate

• someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence

• someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.)

• an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)

• person who makes a gift of property