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comrade Definition

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

comrade Related Forms

com′·radely (-rəd lē) adjective com′·rade·ship′ noun

comrade Synonyms

comrade

n.

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

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.
  • fall: I will never leave fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy and under no circumstances will I ever embarrass my country.
  • urge: And I'm urging all comrades to join my campaign.
  • murder: They carried the same instruments that their eleven murdered comrades would have carried.
  • ask: The Workers Solidarity Alliance asks all comrades, regardless of affiliation, to aid these strikers.
  • lose: And they have lost comrades, more than 1,100 brave Americans, whose memories this nation will honor forever.

Preposition: in

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

Adjective modifier

  • fallen: Another ape, too eager to get at them, stumbled over its fallen comrade.
  • wounded: Austin was killed on his third trip in advance of the front lines to rescue his wounded comrades.
  • Belgian: In fact, the Belgian comrades showed more than any others that they were not satisfied when this decision was communicated to them.
  • Italian: Anyway, two years ago, our Italian comrades were delegated to reach an agreement with the WSF on the question.
  • former: We value the support, of all our former comrades.
  • Russian: Thirdly, my Russian comrade 's Earl Gray Smokers will get a rejig from me in the next month or so.

Modifies a noun

  • callinicos: However, the reasons for the protest were obvious enough and it is typically disingenuous of comrade Callinicos to attempt to rewrite history.
  • worker: The Sacred Task of the Red Army Proletarians of all lands, comrade workers!

Noun used with modifier

  • swp: SWP comrades, including leading members of the alliance, did speak on numerous occasions, but never wearing their SA hats.
  • anarchist: EUROPE: In Spain, there has been serious recent repression of anarchists comrades, featuring state lies, conspiracy and violence.
  • platform: In the debate, comrade Mc Shane said Red Platform comrades were not sectarian.
  • party: Downstairs is a café where milicianos and party comrades have lively discussions.
  • woman: Her letter was not the only personal one that de Valéra received from his former women comrades.