companion

com·pan·ion ¹  (km-pnyn)

n.

1.

a. A person who accompanies or associates with another; a comrade.

b. A domestic partner.

2. A person employed to assist, live with, or travel with another.

3. One of a pair or set of things; a mate.

tr.v. com·pan·ioned, com·pan·ion·ing, com·pan·ions

To be a companion to; accompany.

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[Middle English compaignyon, from Old French compaignon, from Vulgar Latin *compni, *compnin- : Latin com-, com- + Latin pnis, bread; see p- in Indo-European roots.]

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com·pan·ion ²  (km-pnyn)

n. Nautical

A companionway.

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companion¹

n

1. a person who is an associate of another or others; comrade

2. (esp formerly) an employee, usually a woman, who provides company for an employer, esp an elderly woman

3.

a.  one of a pair; match

b.  (as modifier) a companion volume

4. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a guidebook or handbook

5. (History / Heraldry) a member of the lowest rank of any of certain orders of knighthood

6. (Astronomy) Astronomy the fainter of the two components of a double star

vb

(tr) to accompany or be a companion to

[from Late Latin compāniō, literally: one who eats bread with another, from Latin com- with + pānis bread]

companionless  adj

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companion²

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical

a.  a raised frame on an upper deck with windows to give light to the deck below

b.  (as modifier) a companion ladder

[from Dutch kompanje quarterdeck, from Old French compagne, from Old Italian compagna pantry, perhaps ultimately from Latin pānis bread]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	companion - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" comrade, familiar, fellow, associate 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.	companion - a traveler who accompanies you fellow traveler, fellow traveller traveler, traveller - a person who changes location
	3.	companion - one paid to accompany or assist or live with another attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
Verb	1.	companion - be a companion to somebody           company, keep company, accompany affiliate, assort, consort, associate - keep company with; hang out with; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues"

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companion

noun

1. friend, partner, ally, colleague, associate, mate (informal), gossip (archaic), buddy (informal), comrade, accomplice, crony, confederate, consort, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), homeboy (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal) He has been her constant companion for the last six years.

2. assistant, aide, escort, attendant She was employed as companion to a wealthy old lady.

3. complement, match, fellow, mate, twin, counterpart The book was written as the companion to a trilogy of television documentaries.

Translations

companion [kəmˈpænjən]

A. N

1. (= accompanying person) → compañero/a m/f; (lady's) → señora f de compañía
travelling companion → compañero/a m/f de viaje

2. (= book) → guía f, manual m

3. (= one of pair of objects) → compañero m, pareja f

4. (Naut) → lumbrera f; (= companionway) → escalerilla f (que conduce a los camarotes)

B. CPD companion volume N → tomo m complementario

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companion [kəmˈpænjən] n (= person) → compagnon* $(compagne)m/f

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companion

n

(= person with one) → Begleiter(in) m(f); companions in arms → Kampfgefährten pl, → Waffenbrüder pl (geh); my companions on the journey → meine Reisegefährten pl; travelling/holiday/drinking companion → Reisebegleiter(in) m(f) → /Urlaubsgefährte m, → -gefährtin f → /Zechgenosse m, → -genossin f

(= friend) → Freund(in) m(f), → Kamerad(in) m(f); his elder brother is not much of a companion for him → sein älterer Bruder ist ihm kein richtiger Freund; a faithful companion for fifty years → ein treuer Gefährte über fünfzig Jahre

(= one of pair of objects) → Pendant nt

(= lady companion) → Betreuerin f

(= handbook) “the Gardener’s Companion” → „der Ratgeber für den Gartenfreund“

(of order of knighthood) → Ritter m

attr → passend; volume → Begleit-; they have just brought out a companion set of Dickens → in derselben Reihe ist jetzt eine Dickens-Ausgabe erschienen

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companion:

companion piece

n → Pendant nt → (to zu)

companion set

n (= fire irons) → Kaminbesteck nt

companionship

n → Gesellschaft f

companionway

n (Naut) → Niedergang m

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companion [kəmˈpænjən] n → compagno/a; (lady's) → dama di compagnia; (book) → manuale m, guida

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companion [kəmˈpænjən] n → compagno/a; (lady's) → dama di compagnia; (book) → manuale m, guida

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companion

n companion [kəmˈpӕnjən]

1 a person etc who accompanies another person as a friend etc She was his constant companion in his childhood. maat, kameraad رَفيق придружител kamarád, společník ledsager der/die Begleiter/in σύντροφος compañero seltsiline رفیق؛ همدم kumppani, seuralainen compagnon, compagne מְלָווְה साथी pratilac társ teman félagi compagno 仲間 벗 draugas, palydovas biedrs; pavadonis teman metgezel ledsager, følgesvenn, kamerat, selskapsdame towarzysz companheiro tovarăş товарищ druh, -žka tovariš drugar följeslagare, kamrat เพื่อน arkadaş 同伴 товариш; супутник ساتھی رفیق bạn đồng hành 同伴

2 a helpful handbook on a particular subject The Gardening Companion. metgesel كِتاب، دَليل наръчник příručka, průvodce håndbog; vejledning das Handbuch βοήθημα guía, manual käsiraamat کتابچه راهنما käsikirja manuel מַדרִיך किसी खास विषय पर सहायक हैंडबुक priručnik kézikönyv petunjuk handbók, leiðbeiningabók manuale 手引き書 안내서 vadovas, žinynas rokasgrāmata buku panduan handboek håndbok, veiledning podręcznik guia manual справочник príručka priročnik priručnik handbok คู่มือ el kitabı, ...rehberi 手冊 довідник sổ tay hướng dẫn 手册

adj comˈpanionable

pleasantly friendly. gesellig أَنيس، حُلْو المُعْشَر، وَدود разговорлив vlídný omgængelig umgänglich κοινωνικός, φιλικός sociable, agradable seltskondlik خوش مشرب؛ خونگرم seurallinen sociable חֶברוּתִי सहचारिता से, मिलनसार društven, druželjubiv barátságos ramah félagslyndur socievole 人好きのする 붙임성이 있는 draugiškas draudzīgs boleh dijadikan teman gezellig kameratslig, omgjengelig twarzyski amigável prietenos общительный družný družaben društven sällskaplig ที่เป็นเพื่อนได้ดี arkadaşlığı hoş, iyi dost olunabilen 展現友好氣氛的 товариський, компанійський دوستانہ thân thiện 表示友好的

n comˈpanionship

state of being or of having companion(s) She enjoys the companionship of young people. geselskap رِفْقَه، عِشْرَه дружба společnost, přátelství selskab die Gesellschaft συντροφιά compañía selts همنشینی؛ همدمی seura compagnie חֲבֵרוּת संगति, सहचारिता pratnja, društvo társaság persahabatan félagsskapur compagnia 仲間づきあい 사귐 draugija kompānija; draudzīgas attiecības bertemankan gezelschap kameratskap, selskap towarzystwo companhia companie дружеское общение spoločnosť družba društvo kamratskap, sällskap ความเป็นเพื่อน arkadaşlık, dostluk 陪伴他人，有人作伴 спілкування; товариські стосунки رفاقت tình bạn bè 伙伴关系，友谊

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companion → صاحب společník ledsager Begleiter συνοδός compañero kumppani compagnon pratilac compagno 仲間 동반자 metgezel ledsager towarzysz companheiro попутчик följeslagare เพื่อนเดินทาง arkadaş bạn đồng hành 同伴