comrade

Comrade ( or ; 277), n.

Etymology: [Sp. camarada, fr. L. camara, a chamber; hence, a chamber-fellowship, and then a chamber-fellow: cf. F. camarade. Cf. Chamber.]

A mate, companion, or associate. And turned my flying comrades to the charge. J. Baillie. I abjure all roofs, and choose . . . To be a comrade with the wolf and owl. Shak.

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for comrade; he lists it under associate.

Where he writes about it:

Companion gives itself with equal readiness to the good or evil sense, as also does comrade. — from associate

Comrade expresses more fellowship and good feeling than companion. — from associate

Synonyms

associate accomplice ally chum coadjutor colleague companion confederate consort fellow friend helpmate mate partner peer

Antonyms

antagonist enemy foe hinderer opponent opposer rival stranger

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