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com·rade (käm′rad′, -rəd)

noun

  1. a friend; close companion
  2. a person who shares interests and activities in common with others; partner; associate: used as a form of address, as in a Communist party
  3. Informal a Communist; esp., a fellow Communist

Etymology: Fr camarade < Sp camarada, chamber mate < L camera: see camera

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comrade Synonyms

comrade

n.

companion, confidant, confidante, intimate; see associate, friend 1. See syn. study at associate.


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comrade Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • remind: He also reminded comrades that the left, including the SWP, was part of the answer and not just part of the problem.

Preposition: in

  • arm: My book is about my comrades in arms who fought by my side.

Adjective modifier

  • wounded: Austin was killed on his third trip in advance of the front lines to rescue his wounded comrades.

Noun used with modifier

  • swp: SWP comrades, including leading members of the alliance, did speak on numerous occasions, but never wearing their SA hats.
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comrade quotes

Complete the mission, though I be the lone survivor. Never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy.

-Anonymous

   The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood The instant that he fell.

-Scott, Sir Walter

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