Main Entry: com·rade

Pronunciation: \ˈkäm-ˌrad, -rəd, especially British -ˌrād\

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 \-lē-nəs\ noun

— com·rade·ly adjective

— com·rade·ship \-ˌship\ noun