com ‧ rade /ˈkɒmrəd, ˈkɒmrɪd, -reɪd $ ˈkɑːmræd/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: camarade , from Old Spanish camarada 'group of people sleeping in one room, friend' , from cámara 'room' , from Late Latin camera ; ⇨ ↑ chamber ]
1 . formal a friend, especially someone who shares difficult work or danger:
He misses his comrades from his days in the army.
2 . ↑ socialist s or ↑ communist s often call each other ‘comrade’, especially in meetings:
Comrades, please support this motion.
—comradely adjective