COMRADE


Meaning of COMRADE in English

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

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