comrade
pronunciation
How to pronounce comrade in British English:
UK [ˈkɒmreɪd]
How to pronounce comrade in American English:
US [ˈkɑmræd]
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- Noun:
- a person who is frequently in the company of another
- used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
Word Origin
- comrade
- comrade: [16] Etymologically, one’s comrade is someone with whom one shares a room. The word came via French camerade from Spanish camarada ‘room-sharer’, a derivative of camara ‘room’, from Latin camera. Cameraderie is a 19th-century borrowing from French.=> camaraderie, camera, chamber, chamberlain, chimney
- comrade (n.)
- 1590s, "one who shares the same room," from Middle French camarade (16c.), from Spanish camarada "chamber mate," originally "chamberful," from Latin camera (see camera). In Spanish, a collective noun referring to one's company. In 17c., sometimes jocularly misspelled comrogue. Related: Comradely; comradeship.
Example
- 1. Good luck with those catchy slogans , comrade kristof .
- 2. Zawahiri has alleged that his former comrade was tortured into recanting .
- 3. Ah , kind comrade , how my heart aches for you !
- 4. But many private-equity executives are morose about their former comrade mitt romney 's bid for the republican nomination .
- 5. Comrade lenin would be turning in his grave .