/ ˈkɒmreɪd; NAmE ˈkɑːmræd/ noun
1.
a person who is a member of the same communist or socialist political party as the person speaking
2.
( BrE also ˌcomrade-in-ˈarms ) ( old-fashioned ) a friend or other person that you work with, especially as soldiers during a war :
They were old army comrades.
► com·rade·ly / ˈkɒmreɪdli; NAmE ˈkɑːmrædli/ adjective
► com·rade·ship / ˈkɒmreɪdʃɪp; NAmE ˈkɑːmræd-/ noun [ U ]:
There was a sense of comradeship between them.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (originally also camerade ): from French camerade , camarade (originally feminine), from Spanish camarada room-mate, from Latin camera chamber. Compare with chum .