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com·rade
(kŏm′răd′, -rəd)n.
1. A person who shares one's interests or activities; a friend or companion.
2. often Comrade A fellow member of a group, especially a fellow member of the Communist Party.
[French camarade, from Old French, roommate, from Old Spanish camarada, barracks company, roommate, from camara, room, from Late Latin camera; see chamber.]
com′rade·ship′ n.
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comrade
(ˈkɒmreɪd; -rɪd)n
1. an associate or companion
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a fellow member of a political party, esp a fellow Communist or socialist
[C16: from French camarade, from Spanish camarada group of soldiers sharing a billet, from cámara room, from Latin; see camera, chamber]
ˈcomradely adj
ˈcomradeliness n
ˈcomradeˌship, comradery n
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com•rade
(ˈkɒm ræd, -rɪd)n.
1. a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
2. a fellow member of a fraternal group, political party, etc.
3. (often cap.) a Communist or fellow Communist.
[1585–95; < Middle French camarade < Sp camarada group of soldiers billeted together]
com′rade•ship`, n.
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Noun | 1. | comrade - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" playfellow, playmate - a companion at play |
2. | Comrade - a fellow member of the Communist Party | |
3. | comrade - used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!" friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" |
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comrade
noun companion, friend, partner, ally, colleague, associate, fellow, mate (informal), pal (informal), buddy (informal), compatriot, crony, confederate, co-worker, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), homeboy (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal), compeer Unlike so many of his comrades, he survived the war.
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comrade
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Translations
другардругарка
druhkamarádsoudruhsoudružka
fællekammerat
toveri
bajtárselvtárselvtársnő
félagi; samherji
comescomitis
draugiška aplinkadraugiški santykiai
biedrs
tovarăş
kamrat
yakın arkadaşyoldaş
товариш
đồng chí
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
comrade
[ˈkɒmreɪd] n → camarade mfcomrade-in-arms comrade in arms [ˌkɒmreɪdɪnˈɑːrmz] n → compagnon d'armes(compagne)m/fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
comrade
[ˈkɒmrɪd] n → compagno/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
comrade
(ˈkomrid) , ((American) -rӕd) noun a close companion. his comrades in battle.
ˈcomradeship nounthe comradeship of the office.
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