Definition of "comrade" []

• A person who shares one's interests or activities; a friend or companion. (noun)
• A fellow member of a group, especially a fellow member of the Communist Party. (noun)

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• "This arrangement suits the prisoners of war, but as their comrade is unable to mend, they would like the woman, who previously did this job, to take it on again."
• "Although the word comrade has the etymological derivatives from the Spanish “camarada” or in English “chamber mate”, which would insinuate a relationship between us that exists beyond the platonic one."
• "I have been berating myself so much for the desk situation, so having a comrade is nice."