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counterpart

1 of 1noun
/kaʊn.tər.pɑ:rt/
Forms:counterparts
1

a person or thing that serves a similar purpose or role to another

  • The ambassador met with his counterpart in the neighboring country to discuss trade agreements.
  • The hospital’s counterpart in the city offers the same services but on a larger scale.
  • The athlete’s counterpart from another team was just as skilled and competitive.
  • The software has a mobile counterpart that performs the same functions on smartphones.
  • The artist’s counterpart in the project handled the sculpture while she focused on painting.
Synonyms:
opposite numbervis-a-visanalogparallel
2

one of two identical copies

Synonyms:
similitudetwin