comrade

[ kom-rad, -rid ]

/ ˈkɒm ræd, -rɪd /

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noun

a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.

a fellow member of a fraternal group, political party, etc.

a member of the Communist Party or someone with strongly leftist views.

Nearby words

computerphobe, computing, compère, comr, comr., comrade, comrade in arms, comrade-in-arms, comradely, comradery, comrades marathon

Origin of comrade

1585–95; < Middle French camarade < Spanish camarada group of soldiers billeted together, equivalent to cámar(a) “room” (< Latin; see camera¹) + -ada < Latin -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR comrade

1 crony, fellow, mate.

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Related formscom·rade·ship, nounpre·com·rade·ship, noun

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Examples from the Web for comrade

Johnson heard officers around him screaming to their comrade.
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“A steadfast soldier of the law,” Felsman had said of his friend and comrade.
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Their fourth comrade, left behind at the cemetery, attempted scaling a fence and wound up in the hospital the next day.
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Antonios, like his comrade in arms Martin Ssempa in Uganda, has called for the death penalty.
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Update: Just gave secret speech denouncing excesses of Comrade Josef Stalin.
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He was a comrade of Swarup Goswmi, and took absolute refuge at the feet of Chaitanya.
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My comrade smiled, looked at his watch, then at his notebook, and finally replied: "Wait half an hour and see."
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Even our sergeant, who helped during the night, took a comrade off in the morning and disappeared.
My War Experiences in Two Continents|Sarah Macnaughtan
Comrade Gerrity led off with an indignant refusal to pay the fine; the rest of them followed suit—even Comrade Mabel!
Jimmie Higgins|Upton Sinclair
Sumner sat with his head bowed, when a comrade approaching and seeing that something was troubling him, inquired the cause.
The Story of a Confederate boy in the Civil War|David E. Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for comrade

comrade

/ (ˈkɒmreɪd, -rɪd) /

noun

an associate or companion

a fellow member of a political party, esp a fellow Communist or socialist

Derived Formscomradely, adjectivecomradeship, noun

Word Origin for comrade

C16: from French camarade, from Spanish camarada group of soldiers sharing a billet, from cámara room, from Latin; see camera, chamber

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Word Origin and History for comrade

comrade

1590s, "one who shares the same room," from Middle French camarade (16c.), from Spanish camarada "chamber mate," originally "chamberful," from Latin camera (see camera). In Spanish, a collective noun referring to one's company. In 17c., sometimes jocularly misspelled comrogue. Related: Comradely; comradeship.

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