comrade

noun

com·rade | \ˈkäm-ˌrad,

-rəd, especially British -ˌrād\

Definition of comrade

1a : an intimate friend or associate : companion " … reflecting upon all my comrades that were drowned … "— Daniel Defoe

b : a fellow soldier comrades in battle

2 [ from its use as a form of address by communists ] : communist

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Other Words from comrade

comradeliness \ˈkäm-ˌrad-lē-nəs

\ noun

comradely adjective

comradeship \ˈkäm-ˌrad-ˌship

\ noun

Examples of comrade in a Sentence

He enjoys spending time with his old army comrades. the boy, and two others who are known to be his comrades, are wanted for questioning by the police

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His Bolshevik comrades disposed of the evidence, saving him from execution, but he was sentenced to three months in solitary confinement for his activism. — The Economist, "An eerie dystopian prophecy by a disillusioned Bolshevik," 31 May 2018 Back in 1989, as the communist bloc began its tumultuous collapse, North Koreans were more than twice as wealthy as their comrades in China. — Bloomberg.com, "Why Doesn’t North Korea Want to Be More Like Its Neighbors?," 23 May 2018 But an unlikely comrade stepped in to see the project through. — Jessica Boehm, azcentral, "Effort to save Phoenix's first Orthodox Jewish synagogue reveals forgotten history," 23 Mar. 2018 In lethality, the jihadists in Africa have already overtaken their Iraqi comrades. — The Economist, "Jihadists are trying to take over the Sahel," 12 July 2018 The sign includes a quote from Grinberg commanding his comrades to bury the dead in their first act of self-determination since the war had begun. — Emanuella Grinberg, Smithsonian, "When a Bavarian Monastery Provided a Home to Jewish Refugees," 11 July 2018 Thai leaders vowed to continue the effort with the same force and gusto to honor their fallen comrade. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Ex-SEAL Diver Dies in Thai Cave Rescue Attempt," 6 July 2018 Spencer leaned on his cane while saluting his fallen comrades with the sign of the cross, the newspaper says. — CBS News, "Last survivor of World War II unit fulfills its whiskey pact," 3 July 2018 Like a virus, one reliever’s struggles were passed along to his comrades. — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers 'kicked in the gut' in 5-4 loss, their sixth straight," 25 June 2018

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