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comrade

[kom-rad, -ruhd]

noun

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

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

  3. a member of the Communist Party or someone with strongly leftist views.



comrade

/ -rɪd, ˈkɒmreɪd /

noun

  1. an associate or companion

  2. a fellow member of a political party, esp a fellow Communist or socialist

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • comradeship noun
  • ˈdzˌ󾱱 noun
  • ˈdz adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of comrade1

First recorded in 1585–95; from Middle French camarade, from Spanish camarada “group of soldiers billeted together,” equivalent to á() “room” (from Latin; camera 1 ) + -ada, from Latin -ٲ, feminine of -ٳܲ past participle suffix ( -ate 1 )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of comrade1

C16: from French camarade, from Spanish camarada group of soldiers sharing a billet, from á room, from Latin; see camera , chamber
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The Ukrainian soldier filmed as he looked over the remains of his fallen comrades.

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How do you deal with the fact that — as we kind of move through things as writers, we are always comrades, we are colleagues of people.

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The group of ex-army personnel were angered at de Gaulle's decision to give independence to Algeria after many of their comrades had died fighting Algerian nationalists.

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This was especially true of German Jews and some of their comrades who were chased out of Germany when the Nazis took power.

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At the time, handing out syringes was banned, so Parker and his comrades risked their freedom as a public act of civil disobedience, inviting both the press and police, who arrested everyone involved.

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