n.
Pronunciation: ' käm- ˌ rad, -r ə d, esp Brit - ˌ r ā d
Function: 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 \ -l ē -n ə s \ noun
– com · rade · ly adjective
– com · rade · ship \ - ˌ ship \ noun