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com·rade

(kŏm′răd′, -rəd)

1. A person who shares one's interests or activities; a friend or companion.

2. often Comrade A fellow member of a group, especially a fellow member of the Communist Party.

[French camarade, from Old French, roommate, from Old Spanish camarada, barracks company, roommate, from camara, room, from Late Latin camera; see chamber.]

com′rade·ship′ n.

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comrade

(ˈkɒmreɪd; -rɪd)

1. an associate or companion

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a fellow member of a political party, esp a fellow Communist or socialist

[C16: from French camarade, from Spanish camarada group of soldiers sharing a billet, from cámara room, from Latin; see camera, chamber]

ˈcomradely adj

ˈcomradeliness n

ˈcomradeˌship, comradery n

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com•rade

(ˈkɒm ræd, -rɪd)

n.

1. a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.

2. a fellow member of a fraternal group, political party, etc.

3. (often cap.) a Communist or fellow Communist.

[1585–95; < Middle French camarade < Sp camarada group of soldiers billeted together]

com′rade•ship`, n.

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Noun	1.	comrade - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" companion, 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.	Comrade - a fellow member of the Communist Party commie, communist - a socialist who advocates communism
	3.	comrade - used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!" brother friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"

comrade

noun companion, friend, partner, ally, colleague, associate, fellow, mate (informal), pal (informal), buddy (informal), compatriot, crony, confederate, co-worker, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), homeboy (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal), compeer Unlike so many of his comrades, he survived the war.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

comrade

noun

One who shares interests or activities with another:

associate, chum, companion, crony, fellow, mate.

Informal: buddy, pal.

Translations

رَفيق

другардругарка

druhkamarádsoudruhsoudružka

fællekammerat

Kamerad Genosse

σύντροφος συντρόφισσα

camarada

toveri

camarade compagnon

bajtárselvtárselvtársnő

félagi; samherji

camerata compagno

comescomitis

draugiška aplinkadraugiški santykiai

biedrs

camarada

tovarăş

товарищ

kamrat

yakın arkadaşyoldaş

товариш

đồng chí

同志

comrade

[ˈkɒmrɪd] N → compañero/a m/f, camarada mf (Pol) → camarada mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

comrade

[ˈkɒmreɪd] n → camarade mfcomrade-in-arms comrade in arms [ˌkɒmreɪdɪnˈɑː^rmz] n → compagnon d'armes(compagne)m/f

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comrade

n → Kamerad m; (Pol) → Genosse m, → Genossin f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

comrade

[ˈkɒmrɪd] n → compagno/a

comrade

(ˈkomrid) , ((American) -rӕd) noun

a close companion. his comrades in battle.

ˈcomradeship noun

the comradeship of the office.

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"Life was a rose-lipped comrade With purple flowers dripping from her fingers." --The Author.