comrade

Noun
Synonyms: companionfellowfamiliarassociateComradebrother

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a friend who is frequently in the company of another“drinking companions”“comrades in arms”Synonyms: companionfellowfamiliarassociate
  2. a fellow member of the Communist PartySynonyms: Comrade
  3. used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement“Greetings, comrade!”Synonyms: brother
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Comrade \Com"rade\ (? or ?; 277), n. [Sp. camarada, fr. L. camara, a chamber; hence, a chamber-fellowship, and then a chamber-fellow: cf. F. camarade. Cf. Chamber.] A mate, companion, or associate. [1913 Webster]

And turned my flying comrades to the charge. --J. Baillie. [1913 Webster]

I abjure all roofs, and choose . . . To be a comrade with the wolf and owl. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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