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Definition of comrade
comradely
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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
Recent Examples of comrade from the Web
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Days before he was killed, Burger was struck in the arm by shrapnel, but requested to return to duty to help his comrades, Weinzirl said.
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Another motion argues that his capture by the Taliban prevented him from returning to his comrades during the period when he’s accused of the separate charge of desertion.
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The Dark Knights of the silver and small screens have banded together in honor of their comrade, Adam West, who died on Friday night at the age of 88.
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Beverly, who handles lead vocals, points to focused authenticity when explaining the longevity enjoyed by him and his comrades.
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DETROIT — If Formula One star Lewis Hamilton ever decides to cross the Atlantic and try his hand at the Indianapolis 500, safe to say his reception in the Verizon IndyCar Series won’t be as warm as the one F1 comrade Fernando Alonso received.
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After all, not everything could have been said in a book that has had to pass the vetting of the comrades.
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Meanwhile, a high-up in the British War Cabinet (David Thewlis) helps Steve and Diana put together a likably motley quartet of comrades to assist them.
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During the first of two Dead & Company shows at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday night, John Mayer and his Grateful Dead comrades were interrupted mid-song and ushered offstage as the stage lights went dark for at least 10 minutes.
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Did You Know?
In Latin, camara or camera denoted a vaulted ceiling or roof. Later, the word simply mean “room, chamber” and was inherited by many European languages with that meaning. In the Spanish, the word became cámara, and a derivative of that was camarada “a group of soldiers quartered in a room” and hence “fellow soldier, companion.” That Spanish word was borrowed into French as camarade and then into Elizabethan English as both camerade and comerade.
Origin and Etymology of comrade
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
COMRADE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of comrade for English Language Learners
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: a close friend you have worked with, been in the military with, etc.
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Comrade —used as a title for a member of a communist party
COMRADE Defined for Kids
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