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.
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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Hero Tanjiro Kamado, a boy who joined the Demon Slayer Corps after his younger sister Nezuko was transformed into a demon, finds himself and his Demon Slayer comrades inside the demons’ stronghold – the Infinity Castle, where the scene is set for the final battle between Corps and demons.—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2025 Since then, he has been contacted by several other Twins Platoon veterans and their relatives, amassing additional material that paints a more complete picture of his comrades’ wartime experiences, as well as their lives after Vietnam.—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025 Her comrades are gone, but visions of one of them, Manon, continue to haunt her.—Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 June 2025 The troops earned the same eight pence a day as their British comrades, minus deductions for food and uniforms.—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for comrade
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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
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