COMRADE


Meaning of COMRADE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäm-ˌrad, -rəd, especially Brit ]

-ˌrād noun

Etymology: Middle French camarade group sleeping in one room, roommate, companion, from Old Spanish camarada, from cámara room, from Late Latin camera, camara — more at chamber

Date: 1544

1.

a. : an intimate friend or associate : companion

b. : a fellow soldier

2.

[from its use as a form of address by communists]

: communist

• com·rade·li·ness -lē-nəs noun

• com·rade·ly adjective

• com·rade·ship -ˌship noun

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