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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.comrade - a friend who is frequently in the company of anothercomrade - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
date, escort - a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
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
tovarich, tovarisch - a comrade (especially in Russian communism)
2.Comrade - a fellow member of the Communist Party
commie, communist - a socialist who advocates communism
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

noun
One who shares interests or activities with another:
Informal: buddy, pal.
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Translations
другардругарка
druhkamarádsoudruhsoudružka
fællekammerat
toveri
bajtárselvtárselvtársnő
félagi; samherji
comescomitis
draugiška aplinkadraugiški santykiai
biedrs
tovarăş
kamrat
yakın arkadaşyoldaş
товариш
đồng chí

comrade

[ˈkɒmrɪd] Ncompañero/a m/f, camarada mf (Pol) → camarada mf
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comrade

[ˈkɒmreɪd] ncamarade mfcomrade-in-arms comrade in arms [ˌkɒmreɪdɪnˈɑːrmz] ncompagnon d'armes(compagne)m/f
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comrade

nKamerad m; (Pol) → Genosse m, → Genossin f
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comrade

[ˈkɒmrɪd] ncompagno/a
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comrade

(ˈkomrid) , ((American) -rӕd) noun
a close companion. his comrades in battle.
ˈcomradeship noun
the comradeship of the office.
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