comrade
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ræd, -rɪd noun
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.
a member of the Communist party or someone with strongly leftist views.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an associate or companion |
| 2. | 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 | |
| 'comradely | |
| —adj | |
| 'comradeship | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
comrade
1590s, from M.Fr. camarade, from Sp. camarada "chamber mate," originally "chamberful," from L. camera (see camera). In Sp., a collective noun referring to one's company. In 17c., sometimes jocularly misspelled comrogue. Related: comradely (1880).
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Example sentences
He jumped on top of his fallen comrade, saving the life of another while losing his own.
However, if one of their own neocon comrade is established guilty using the method, they will deny that techniques works.
He got up and fought and beat down the insurgent in hand-to-hand combat until a comrade could shoot the enemy dead.
One statue depicts military personnel attending to a wounded comrade.
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