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The definition of a companion is a partner to, friend who accompanies, mate or someone hired to help another.

(noun)

An example of companion is a husband to his wife.
An example of companion is an assistant living with a disabled person.

See companion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person who associates with or accompanies another or others; associate; comrade
a person employed to live or travel with another
either of two persons not married to each other but otherwise in an intimate, spouse-like relationship: often, specif., used when the persons are of the same sex
a member of the lowest rank in an order of knighthood
a thing that matches another in sort, color, etc.; one of a pair or set
a handbook on a specific subject: a companion to French literature
Obsolete a scoundrel

Origin: ME compainoun < OFr compagnon < VL *companio, lit., bread fellow, messmate (calque of Goth gahlaiba, one who eats of the same bread < ga-, with + hlaifs, bread, loaf) < L com-, with + panis, bread

transitive verb

to accompany

noun

the covering at the head of a companionway
companionway

Origin: Du kampanje, quarterdeck < OFr compagne, steward's room in a galley < It (camera della) compagna, (room of the) company, crew < VL compania: see company

See companion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A person who accompanies or associates with another; a comrade.
b. A domestic partner.
A person employed to assist, live with, or travel with another.
One of a pair or set of things; a mate.

transitive verb com·pan·ioned, com·pan·ion·ing, com·pan·ions

To be a companion to; accompany.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English compaignyon

Origin: , from Old French compaignon

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *compāniō, *compāniōn-

Origin: : Latin com-, com-

Origin: + Latin pānis, bread; see pā- in Indo-European roots

noun
Nautical

A companionway.

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