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 couples 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.

Coordinate terms

• koumbara