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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Even without a union, workers who have been misclassified or left out entirely still have a number of potential labor comrades to lean on. — Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue, "Freelancers Want to Join Unions but Labor Laws Won't Let Them," 4 Apr. 2019 Five years ago, after McAllister publicly accused his erstwhile comrades in the IRA of monopolizing the fuel industry, some men dragged him from his car and beat him to within an inch of his life. — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, "Irish hopes may be stopped at the border," 8 Apr. 2018 The text came from one such collecting comrade, Carl Cunningham. — Alexander Huls, Popular Mechanics, "The Great Star Wars Heist," 7 Mar. 2019 Experiencing such disillusionment might not seem as traumatic as coming under enemy fire or seeing a comrade die. — New York Times, "The Wounds of the Drone Warrior," 13 June 2018 Calder has only met Prince Harry once, but described him as a genial Army comrade. — Lena Grossman, Time, "Prince Harry's Army Comrades Are 'Pretty Excited' About Their Royal Wedding Role," 10 May 2018 Before Kevin walks out the door, the comrade gives him a letter that includes a photo of Jack with a mysterious woman in Vietnam. — Candice Frederick, Harper's BAZAAR, "This Is Us Season 3 Episode 5 Tells the Heartbreaking Truth About Toby," 23 Oct. 2018 Meanwhile, his comrades peppered my troops with arrows and crossbow bolts. — Owen Duffy, Ars Technica, "Wildlands may be the slickest, simplest fantasy skirmish game ever made," 1 Dec. 2018 In the chaos, the 26-year-old Kaemmerling rushed to help his comrades and was cut down by shrapnel and bullets. — Raf Casert, BostonGlobe.com, "1918 battle was turning point for US forces in World War I," 26 May 2018

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