comrade

CEFRC1

/ˈkɒmɹeɪd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A friend or companion, especially in a group or cause.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person.

Examples

  • Run, comrade, the old world is behind you!

  • You have a good plan, Comrade Zhukov.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • [ˈkʰɔmɹed]
  • /-ɹeːd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A mate, companion, or associate.

  2. A companion in battle; fellow soldier.

  3. A non-hierarchical title, functionally similar to "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Miss", "Ms." etc, in a communist, socialist, or rarely in an Islamist state.

More examples

In context

  • Comrade Lenin inspired our people to undertake great works.

  • Hello, comrade. Are you going to the Communist Party meeting tonight?

  • Wierzbowski and his men were so exhausted that they could hardly stay awake, but they knew they could not abandon their wounded comrades.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From earlier cumrade, camrade, comerade, camerade, camarade, from Middle French camarade, from Spanish camarada or Italian camerata (“chamber mate”), from Medieval Latin *camarata, from Latin camara, camera (“vaulted room, chamber”); see chamber. Compare camaraderie and chamberlain.