comrade (noun)

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• comrade — ► NOUN 1) (among men) a companion who shares one s activities or is a fellow member of an organization. 2) (also comrade in arms) a fellow soldier. 3) a fellow socialist or communist. DERIVATIVES comradely adjective comradeship noun …   English terms dictionary

• comrade — noun (among men) a colleague or a fellow member of an organization. ↘(also comrade in arms) a fellow soldier or serviceman. ↘a fellow socialist or communist. Derivatives comradely adjective comradeship noun Origin C16 (orig. also camerade): from… …   English new terms dictionary

• comrade — noun /ˈkɒmreɪd,ˈkɑmræd,ˈkɑmrəd/ a) A mate, companion, or associate. Hello comrade, are you going to the CPC meeting? b) A companion in battle, fellow soldier. See Also: camaraderie …   Wiktionary

• comrade — 1590s, one who shares the same room, from M.Fr. camarade (16c.), from Sp. camarada chamber mate, originally chamberful, from L. camera (see CAMERA (Cf. camera)). In Spanish, a collective noun referring to one s company. In 17c., sometimes… …   Etymology dictionary

• comrade — noun Etymology: Middle French camarade group sleeping in one room, roommate, companion, from Old Spanish camarada, from cámara room, from Late Latin camera, camara more at chamber Date: 1544 1. a. an intimate friend or associate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• comrade in arms — noun A fellow combatant or soldier …   Wiktionary

• comrade — noun (C) 1 formal a friend, especially someone who shares difficult work or danger: He misses his comrades from his days in the Army. 2 someone who is a fellow member of a union, political party etc at the same time as you are, used especially of …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• comrade in arms — noun (C) someone who has worked, fought with you or worked with you to achieve particular aims …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• comrade — noun we became comrades back in 1943, working in a field hospital in the Philippines Syn: companion, friend; colleague, associate, partner, coworker, workmate; informal pal, crony, mate, chum, buddy …   Thesaurus of popular words

• comrade — noun Syn: companion, friend, colleague, associate, partner, ally; Brit.; informal mate; N.Amer.; informal buddy …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• comrade-in-arms — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun (plural comrades in arms) : a friend made in military service : a fellow soldier …   Useful english dictionary