n.1 a (usu. of males) a workmate, friend, or companion. b (also comrade-in-arms) a fellow soldier etc.
2 Polit. a fellow socialist or communist (often as a form of address).
Derivatives:
comradely adj. comradeship n.
Etymology: earlier cama- camerade f. F camerade, camarade (orig. fem.) f. Sp. camarada room-mate (as chamber)