koumbaros

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Greek κουμπάρος . Doublet of compere.

Noun

koumbaros (plural koumbaroi)

  1. The person who, during a Greek Orthodox wedding, exchanges the crowns over the couple<s heads and has other related roles
    • 2009 March 14, Anne Barnard, “Furniture Chain’s Boast: Made in America. In Queens, in Fact.”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      He became Mr. Koutsoftas’s koumbaros, a combined best man and godfather to Mr. Koutsoftas’s children, a role in the Greek Orthodox church that is the equivalent of family.

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