Meanings of compère in English

I believe, though I cannot be certain, that the compère was Wilfrid Pickles.

We trammelled kings can never go free of policy-ey, my compère of England?

The compère stubbed out a cigarette on the floor.

The compère walked onto the stage with a cigarette in his hand, but did not know what to do.

He was the compère.

She cut the sound of screaming when, after the ETV compère of the show had finished his narrative, her own lecture began.

At five minutes to eight, a man dressed in a white tuxedo appeared at George's side and said, Hi, I'm Vince, the compère.

'The compère doesn't come on until after the first song.

Fun fact: Compère Lapin is the first New Orleans restaurant to receive the prestigious Spirited Award by the Tales of The Cocktail Foundation.

The Brussels-born sculptor Jean-Henri Compère said he wanted the work to evoke hope and pay tribute to public resilience in the face of the attacks.