com·rade (k m r d , -r d)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.Word History: A comrade can be socially or politically close, a closeness that is found at the etymological heart of the word comrade. In Spanish the Latin word camara, with its Late Latin meaning "chamber, room," was retained, and the derivative camarada, with the sense "roommates, especially barrack mates," was formed. Camarada then came to have the general sense "companion." English borrowed the word from Spanish and French, English comrade being first recorded in the 16th century. The political sense of comrade, now associated with Communism, had its origin in the late-19th-century use of the word as a title by socialists and communists in order to avoid such forms of address as mister. This usage, which originated during the French Revolution, is first recorded in English in 1884. |
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
[from French camarade, from Spanish camarada group of soldiers sharing a billet, from cámara room, from Latin; see camera, chamber]
comradely adj
comradeship n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
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.
Translations
comrade [ˈkɒmreɪd] n → camarade mf
comrade-in-arms comrade in arms [ˌkɒmreɪdɪnˈɑːrmz] n → compagnon* $ d'armes(compagne)m/f
comrade-in-arms comrade in arms [ˌkɒmreɪdɪnˈɑːrmz] n → compagnon* $ d'armes(compagne)m/f
comrade [ˈkɒmrɪd] n → compagno/a
n comrade [ˈkomrid, (American ) -rӕd]
a close companion his comrades in battle. kameraad, maat, makker, kornuit رَفيق другар kamarád, druh fælle; kammerat der Kamerad σύντροφος camarada, compañero kamraad یار؛ رفیق toveri camarade חָבֵר एक अंतरंग साथी drug bajtárs kawan félagi; samherji compagno 仲間 동료 draugas, bendražygis biedrs rakan kameraad kamerat towarzysz camarada tovarăş товарищ druh tovariš drug kamrat เพื่อนสนิท yakın arkadaş, yoldaş 同志 товариш ساتھی đồng chí 同志
n comradeship
the comradeship of the office. kameraadskap رِفْقَه، زَمالَه другарство družnost kammeratskab die Kameradschaft συντροφικότητα camaradería seltsimehelikkus دوستی؛ رفاقت toveruus camaraderie חֲבֵרוּת मैत्री, सहाचर्य drugarstvo bajtársi(as)ság persahabatan félagsskapur; vinátta cameratismo 友情 우애 draugiška aplinka, draugiški santykiai biedriskums; biedriskas attiecības kesetiakawanan kameraadschap kameratskap koleżeństwo camaradagem camaraderie товарищество družnosť, kamarátstvo tovarištvo drugarstvo kamratskap ความเป็นเพื่อนสนิท yakın arkadaşlık 同志關係 товаришування, дружба رفاقت tình đồng chí 同志关系
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