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yən noun
1.
a person who is frequently in the company of, associates with, or accompanies another: my son and his two companions.
2.
a person employed to accompany, assist, or live with another in the capacity of a helpful friend.
3.
a mate or match for something: White wine is the usual companion of fish.
4.
a handbook or guide: a bird watcher's companion.
5.
a member of the lowest rank in an order of knighthood or of a grade in an order.
6.
Also called companion star, comes. Astronomy. the fainter of the two stars that constitute a double star. Compare primary ( def 19b ).
7.
Obsolete. a fellow.
verb (used with object)
8.
to be a companion to; accompany.
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English compainoun < Anglo-French; Old French compaignon < Late Latin compāniōn- (stem of compāniō) messmate, equivalent to com- com- + pān(is) bread + -iōn- -ion; presumably as translation of a Gmc word; compare Gothic gahlaiba, Old High German galeipo
1250–1300; Middle English compainoun < Anglo-French; Old French compaignon < Late Latin compāniōn- (stem of compāniō) messmate, equivalent to com- com- + pān(is) bread + -iōn- -ion; presumably as translation of a Gmc word; compare Gothic gahlaiba, Old High German galeipo
Related forms
com·pan·ion·less, adjective
un·com·pan·ioned, adjective
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Origin:
1755–65; alteration of Dutch kampanje quarterdeck < French (chambre de la) compagne pantry of a medieval galley
1755–65; alteration of Dutch kampanje quarterdeck < French (chambre de la) compagne pantry of a medieval galley
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companion1 (kəmˈpænjən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who is an associate of another or others; comrade |
| 2. | (esp formerly) an employee, usually a woman, who provides company for an employer, esp an elderly woman |
| 3. | a. one of a pair; match |
| b. (as modifier): a companion volume | |
| 4. | a guidebook or handbook |
| 5. | a member of the lowest rank of any of certain orders of knighthood |
| 6. | astronomy the fainter of the two components of a double star |
| —vb | |
| 7. | (tr) to accompany or be a companion to |
| [C13: from Late Latin compāniō, literally: one who eats bread with another, from Latin com- with + pānis bread] | |
| com'panionless1 | |
| —adj | |
| companion2 (kəmˈpænjən) | |
| —n | |
| nautical | |
| a. a raised frame on an upper deck with windows to give light to the deck below | |
| b. (as modifier): a companion ladder | |
| [C18: from Dutch kompanje quarterdeck, from Old French compagne, from Old Italian compagna pantry, perhaps ultimately from Latin pānis bread] | |
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Word Origin & History
companion
c.1300, from O.Fr. compaignon "fellow, mate," from L.L. companionem (nom. companio), lit. "bread fellow, messmate," from L. com- "with" + panis "bread." Found first in 6c. Frankish Lex Salica, and probably a translation of a Gmc. word (cf. Gothic gahlaiba "messmate," from hlaib "loaf of bread"). Replaced
O.E. gefera "traveling companion," from faran "go, fare." Related: companionable (mid-17c.), companionship (1540s).
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Example sentences
My companion says some words to him, and the friend welcomes me naturally and warmly as my companion leaves us.
You'll need to run a companion app on the machine, and tell it where to find your movies.
There was something in the moody and dogged silence of this pertinacious companion, that was mysterious and appalling.
And if you opt to skip the art, chances are there's a willing shopping companion in the group.
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