comrade en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (California) audio
- /ˈkɑmɹæd/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɒmɹeɪd/ (Northern-Ireland)
- /ˈkɒmɹeɪd/ Republic of Ireland
- /ˈkʊmɹeɪd/ Republic of Ireland
- /ˈkɒmɹeɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈkʰɔmɹed] (Multicultural-London-English)
- /ˈkʌmɹeɪd/ (Northern-Ireland)
- /-ɹeːd/ (Northern-Ireland)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɑmɹəd/ (General-American)
- /-ɹeːd/ Republic of Ireland
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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A mate, companion, or associate.
[… these tears] Which weep the comrade of my choice, An awful thought, a life removed, The human-hearted man I loved, A spirit, not a breathing voice.
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XIII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 20:
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A mate, companion, or associate. ▸ A companion in battle; fellow soldier.
Wierzbowski and his men were so exhausted that they could hardly stay awake, but they knew they could not abandon their wounded comrades.
2019, Antony Beevor, chapter 16, in Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944, Penguin Books, page 194:
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(broadly) A fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person.
"How is it, comrades?" the admiral shouted through a bullhorn at each ship. "Rah, rah, rah!" the sailors shouted back in unison.
1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 604:Many comrades like Chang Te-fa, deputy secretary of the Party committee of Hsialuho commune of K'uantien county, precisely see the hope of the revolutionary cause in the youths.
1976, Survey of People's Republic of China Press, numbers 6086–6105, United States Consulate General (Hong Kong), →ISSN, →OCLC, page 187:Hello, comrade. Are you going to the Communist Party meeting tonight?
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A non-hierarchical title, functionally similar to "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Miss", "Ms." etc, in a communist, socialist, or rarely in an Islamist state.
Comrade Lenin inspired our people to undertake great works.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comrades | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
comradery · comradeless · comradeship · comradeliness · comradess · comradely · comrade in arms
Relateds
Synonyms
tovarish · brother (title) · compare sister (title) · compagno · battle buddy
Translations (434)
pl kamrat (mate, companion, or associate) · cdo 同志 (fellow socialist or communist) · yi גענאָסינע (fellow socialist or communist) · fa-ira رَفیق (fellow socialist or communist) · et seltsimees (fellow socialist or communist) · ms kamerad (fellow socialist or communist) · ar رَفِيقَة (fellow socialist or communist) · ko 동행자 (mate, companion, or associate) · so jaalle (mate, companion, or associate) · ota حریف (mate, companion, or associate) · bg друга́рка (title used in leftist circles) · ko 동지 (title used in leftist circles) · dng тунзы (fellow socialist or communist) · ta தோழர் (title used in leftist circles) · mn нөхөр (title used in leftist circles) · ca camarada (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · fi taistelutoveri (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · nog йолдас (title used in leftist circles) · fa-ira بَرادَر (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · mk другарка (fellow socialist or communist) · wuu 同志 (title used in leftist circles) · ro tovarășă (fellow socialist or communist) · ota قولداش (mate, companion, or associate) · hy ընկեր (title used in leftist circles) · srn kâbel (mate, companion, or associate) · ms sahabat (fellow socialist or communist) · es compañero (mate, companion, or associate) · cs kamarád (mate, companion, or associate) · ba иптәш (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · cmn 戰友 /战友 (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · vi đồng chí (title used in leftist circles) · ba иптәш (title used in leftist circles) · nan-hbl 同志 (title used in leftist circles) · gl conpañeiro (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · ru това́рищ (mate, companion, or associate) · hak 同志 (title used in leftist circles) · it compagno (fellow socialist or communist) · es compañero (title used in leftist circles) · prs رَفِیق (fellow socialist or communist) · sk súdružka (title used in leftist circles) · hi रफ़ीक़ (fellow socialist or communist) · mk другарка (title used in leftist circles) · az yoldaş (title used in leftist circles) · hi कॉमरेड (fellow socialist or communist) · be тава́рыш (title used in leftist circles) · uz oʻrtoq (fellow socialist or communist) · mk другар (fellow socialist or communist) · nl maat (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · sk súdruh (title used in leftist circles) · da kammerat (fellow socialist or communist) · yi קאַמעראַד (fellow socialist or communist) · da kampfælle (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · nrf canmathade (title used in leftist circles) · ro tovarăș (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · lt draugas (fellow socialist or communist) · cdo 同志 (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · yi גענאָסע (title used in leftist circles) · he חָבֵר (title used in leftist circles) · es correligionario (mate, companion, or associate) · sw komredi (title used in leftist circles) · uz rafiq (mate, companion, or associate) · ne कमरेड (fellow socialist or communist) · sh дру̑г (fellow socialist or communist) · kk жолдас (title used in leftist circles) · vi đồng chí (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · ga comrádaí (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · be тава́рышка (mate, companion, or associate) · el συναδέλφισσα (mate, companion, or associate) · da krigskammerat (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · pt parceiro (mate, companion, or associate) · yi גענאָסע (fellow socialist or communist) · bg друга́р (fellow socialist or communist) · ja 同僚 (mate, companion, or associate) · ky жолдош (fellow socialist or communist) · ko 동무 (title used in leftist circles) · eo kamarado (mate, companion, or associate) · ro tovarășă (title used in leftist circles) · eu kamarada (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · la comes (title used in leftist circles) · ota رفیق (mate, companion, or associate) · he חָבֵר (fellow socialist or communist) · mk другар (title used in leftist circles) · izh tovarišša (mate, companion, or associate) · bg друга́рка (mate, companion, or associate) · izh tovarišša (fellow socialist or communist) · eo kamarado (fellow socialist or communist) · ur رَفِیق (mate, companion, or associate) · dng тунзы (mate, companion, or associate) · orv товарищь (mate, companion, or associate) · uz doʻst (mate, companion, or associate) · lt bendražygis (mate, companion, or associate) · pl kompan (mate, companion, or associate) · ar رَفِيق (fellow socialist or communist) · pl koleżanka (mate, companion, or associate) · de Kamerad (mate, companion, or associate) · fi toveri (fellow socialist or communist) · sh drugàrica (fellow socialist or communist) · lv biedre (title used in leftist circles) · ce накъост (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · sv kamrat (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · fr camarade (title used in leftist circles) · rif amedukker (mate, companion, or associate) · alt јолдош (fellow socialist or communist) · cs soudruh (title used in leftist circles) · tt иптәш (title used in leftist circles) · cs družka (mate, companion, or associate) · ro camarad (mate, companion, or associate) · bo མཐུན་གྲོགས (mate, companion, or associate) · hi साथी (mate, companion, or associate) · cdo 同志 (mate, companion, or associate) · fi kaveri (mate, companion, or associate) · nl kameraad (title used in leftist circles) · he חֲבֵרָה (title used in leftist circles) · hi कॉमरेड (title used in leftist circles) · et seltsimees (title used in leftist circles) · hi रफ़ीक़ (title used in leftist circles) · km មិត្ត (fellow socialist or communist) · ja 戦友 (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · hi साथी (title used in leftist circles) · ka ამხანაგი (fellow socialist or communist) · ar صَدِيق (mate, companion, or associate) · ja 同志 (fellow socialist or communist) · za dungzci (fellow socialist or communist) · bo བློ་མཐུན་པ (mate, companion, or associate) · pl towarzysz (fellow socialist or communist) · ne साथी (title used in leftist circles) · nan-hbl 同志 (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · es compañero (fellow socialist or communist) · hu bajtárs (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · ab аҩыза (title used in leftist circles) · uk това́ришка (title used in leftist circles) · hu elvtárs (fellow socialist or communist) · nb kamerat (title used in leftist circles) · cs soudruh (fellow socialist or communist) · es camarada (title used in leftist circles) · ur کامْریڈ (title used in leftist circles) · ga comrádaí (mate, companion, or associate) · pl towarzysz (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · mn нөхөр (fellow socialist or communist) · gl compañeiro (mate, companion, or associate) · ko 동지 (mate, companion, or associate) · fa-ira رَفیق (mate, companion, or associate) · nl maat (mate, companion, or associate) · da kammerat (title used in leftist circles) · sv kamrat (title used in leftist circles) · ja 同志 (mate, companion, or associate) · cs druh (mate, companion, or associate) · uk това́ришка (fellow socialist or communist) · tr yoldaş (mate, companion, or associate) · nan-hbl 戰友 /战友 (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · uz safdosh (title used in leftist circles) · ta தோழர் (fellow socialist or communist) · ja 同志 (title used in leftist circles) · tl kasama (title used in leftist circles) · mk другар (mate, companion, or associate) · ps رفيق (mate, companion, or associate) · ru това́рищ (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · pl towarzyszka (fellow socialist or communist) · yue 同志 (fellow socialist or communist) · ang gūþwine (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · be сябро́ўка (mate, companion, or associate) · yi חבֿרטע (title used in leftist circles) · ms saudara or saudari (title used in leftist circles) · cv юлташ (fellow socialist or communist) · ko 동반자 (mate, companion, or associate) · ar رَفِيقَة (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · lv biedrs (title used in leftist circles) · ro tovarăș (mate, companion, or associate) · vi bằng hữu (mate, companion, or associate) · ko 동무 (mate, companion, or associate) · sl tovarišica (fellow socialist or communist) · yue 同志 (title used in leftist circles) · id kamerad (fellow socialist or communist) · da våbenbroder (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · ps رفيق (title used in leftist circles) · pt companheiro (mate, companion, or associate) · io kamarado (mate, companion, or associate) · ru сора́тник (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · ms kawan (fellow socialist or communist) · ka თანამებრძოლი (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · sk druh (mate, companion, or associate) · be ся́бар (mate, companion, or associate) · da makker (mate, companion, or associate) · ne कमरेड (title used in leftist circles) · nl kameraad (mate, companion, or associate) · el σύντροφος (fellow socialist or communist) · bn কমরেড (fellow socialist or communist) · sl kolega (mate, companion, or associate) · sw rafiki (mate, companion, or associate) · hi कामरेड (fellow socialist or communist) · be тава́рыш (fellow socialist or communist) · ar صَدِيقَة (mate, companion, or associate) · yue 同志 (mate, companion, or associate) · ru друг (mate, companion, or associate) · km សមមិត្ត (title used in leftist circles) · ota یولداش (mate, companion, or associate) · pt companheiro (fellow socialist or communist) · yue 戰友 /战友 (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · sh drȗg (title used in leftist circles) · sk družka (mate, companion, or associate) · hu elvtársnő (title used in leftist circles) · cmn 同志 (title used in leftist circles) · tk ýoldaş (title used in leftist circles) · be тава́рышка (title used in leftist circles) · ja 仲間 (mate, companion, or associate) · xal нөкр (fellow socialist or communist) · ga comrádaí (title used in leftist circles) · da kammerat (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · ar رَفِيق (mate, companion, or associate) · ru това́рищ (fellow socialist or communist) · sk súdruh (fellow socialist or communist) · bo གྲོགས་པོ (mate, companion, or associate) · dng тунзы (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · lv biedre (fellow socialist or communist) · ms komrad (fellow socialist or communist) · ja 同伴者 (mate, companion, or associate) · hi रफ़ीक़ (mate, companion, or associate) · ky жолдош (title used in leftist circles) · ab аҩыза (fellow socialist or communist) · sw rafiki (fellow socialist or communist) · sw komredi (fellow socialist or communist) · ka მეგობარი (mate, companion, or associate) · uk това́ришка (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · es compañera (title used in leftist circles) · sh drȗg (fellow socialist or communist) · ceb kauban (title used in leftist circles) · sv kamrat (fellow socialist or communist) · srn staman (mate, companion, or associate) · lv biedrs (fellow socialist or communist) · dng тунзы (title used in leftist circles) · tr yoldaş (fellow socialist or communist) · hak 同志 (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · grc σύζυγος (mate, companion, or associate) · ar رَفِيقَة (title used in leftist circles) · sw ndugu (title used in leftist circles) · ilo kadua (fellow socialist or communist) · pt camarada (mate, companion, or associate) · prs رَفِیق (mate, companion, or associate) · mk другарка (mate, companion, or associate) · tg рафиқ (title used in leftist circles) · de Kamerad (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · la comes (mate, companion, or associate) · sce tunzhi (fellow socialist or communist) · pt camarada (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · srn mati (mate, companion, or associate) · ba иптәш (mate, companion, or associate) · fr camarade (mate, companion, or associate) · ga comrádaí (fellow socialist or communist) · el συνάδελφος (mate, companion, or associate) · mk другар (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · qu masi (mate, companion, or associate) · uk това́риш (fellow socialist or communist) · hi साथी (fellow socialist or communist) · bg друга́р (mate, companion, or associate) · ms rakan seperjuangan (mate, companion, or associate) · ru подру́га (mate, companion, or associate) · mk соборец (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · ur ساتھی (fellow socialist or communist) · el σύντροφος (title used in leftist circles) · lv biedrene (title used in leftist circles) · lv biedrene (fellow socialist or communist) · pl towarzyszka (title used in leftist circles) · ms komrad (mate, companion, or associate) · da våbenfælle (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · el συντρόφισσα (title used in leftist circles) · prs رَفِیق (title used in leftist circles) · lo ສະຫາຍ (title used in leftist circles) · th สหาย (title used in leftist circles) · ca camarada (fellow socialist or communist) · sh дру̑г (title used in leftist circles) · sl tovarišica (title used in leftist circles) · nrf canmathade (fellow socialist or communist) · it compagna (title used in leftist circles) · be тава́рышка (fellow socialist or communist) · nan-hbl 同志 (mate, companion, or associate) · el συμπολεμιστής (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · uk друг (mate, companion, or associate) · wuu 同志 (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · de Genosse (fellow socialist or communist) · sv kamrat (mate, companion, or associate) · hu elvtárs (title used in leftist circles) · ar رَفِيق (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · bo བློ་མཐུན (title used in leftist circles) · id kamerad (mate, companion, or associate) · cs soudružka (fellow socialist or communist) · ar رَفِيقَة (mate, companion, or associate) · sah табаарыс (fellow socialist or communist) · ce накъост (mate, companion, or associate) · th สหาย (fellow socialist or communist) · sq shok (fellow socialist or communist) · grc ἑταῖρος (mate, companion, or associate) · ro camarad (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · fr camarade (fellow socialist or communist) · kum ёлдаш (fellow socialist or communist) · bo རོགས (mate, companion, or associate) · ur کامْریڈ (fellow socialist or communist) · cs soudružka (title used in leftist circles) · be тава́рыш (mate, companion, or associate) · bn কমরেড (title used in leftist circles) · hi साथी (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · ko 전우 (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · ce накъост (fellow socialist or communist) · km ភឿន (mate, companion, or associate) · lt draugė (title used in leftist circles) · pt camarada (title used in leftist circles) · ca camarada (mate, companion, or associate) · sk súdružka (fellow socialist or communist) · es conmilitón (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · bo རོགས་པ (mate, companion, or associate) · my ရဲဘော် (fellow socialist or communist) · hak 同志 (mate, companion, or associate) · is félagi (title used in leftist circles) · hak 同志 (fellow socialist or communist) · hu elvtársnő (fellow socialist or communist) · gl socio (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · fi toveri (title used in leftist circles) · fa-ira رَفیق (title used in leftist circles) · kmr heval (mate, companion, or associate) · kk жолдас (fellow socialist or communist) · ba иптәш (fellow socialist or communist) · ota آیاقداش (mate, companion, or associate) · tg рафиқ (fellow socialist or communist) · vi đồng chí (fellow socialist or communist) · ro tovarăș (title used in leftist circles) · gl amigallo (mate, companion, or associate) · ce гӏоьнча (mate, companion, or associate) · vi đồng chí (mate, companion, or associate) · es colega (mate, companion, or associate) · az yoldaş (fellow socialist or communist) · nl makker (mate, companion, or associate) · hu pajtás (mate, companion, or associate) · lt bičiulė (mate, companion, or associate) · tg рафиқ (mate, companion, or associate) · he חֲבֵרָה (fellow socialist or communist) · uk това́риш (title used in leftist circles) · tt иптәш (fellow socialist or communist) · ro tovarăș (fellow socialist or communist) · cmn 同志 (mate, companion, or associate) · alr тумгытум (mate, companion, or associate) · uk подру́га (mate, companion, or associate) · bg друга́рка (fellow socialist or communist) · ru камара́д (fellow socialist or communist) · pl kolega (mate, companion, or associate) · bo བློ་མཐུན (fellow socialist or communist) · nrf canmathade (mate, companion, or associate) · uk по́друга (mate, companion, or associate) · da kammerat (mate, companion, or associate) · ar رَفِيق (title used in leftist circles) · el συντρόφισσα (fellow socialist or communist) · pl towarzysz (mate, companion, or associate) · la socius (mate, companion, or associate) · bo གྲོགས (mate, companion, or associate) · la commīlitō (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · id kamerad (title used in leftist circles) · tk ýoldaş (fellow socialist or communist) · it compagno (title used in leftist circles) · sl tovariš (mate, companion, or associate) · lt bičiulis (mate, companion, or associate) · ru сора́тница (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · ko 동무 (fellow socialist or communist) · lo ສະຫາຍ (fellow socialist or communist) · eo samideano (mate, companion, or associate) · uz oʻrtoq (mate, companion, or associate) · wuu 同志 (fellow socialist or communist) · ps رفيق (fellow socialist or communist) · cdo 同志 (title used in leftist circles) · km សមមិត្ត (mate, companion, or associate) · srn brada (mate, companion, or associate) · it compagna (fellow socialist or communist) · lt draugė (fellow socialist or communist) · yi חבֿר (mate, companion, or associate) · sq shok (title used in leftist circles) · cmn 同志 (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · ota یولداش (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · km សមមិត្ត (fellow socialist or communist) · hy ընկեր (fellow socialist or communist) · za dungzci (title used in leftist circles) · fa-ira هَمرَزْم (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · nl kameraad (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · pt camarada (fellow socialist or communist) · bg друга́р (title used in leftist circles) · pl towarzysz (title used in leftist circles) · ko 동료 (mate, companion, or associate) · es compañera (fellow socialist or communist) · yi חבֿרטע (fellow socialist or communist) · nan-hbl 同志 (fellow socialist or communist) · fr camarade (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · be тава́рыш (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · nb kamerat (fellow socialist or communist) · sl tovariš (title used in leftist circles) · ug يولداش (fellow socialist or communist) · nl strijdmakker (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · uk това́ришка (mate, companion, or associate) · km កាដុងជី (fellow socialist or communist) · uk това́риш (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · ka ამხანაგი (title used in leftist circles) · cmn 同志 (fellow socialist or communist) · ko 동지 (fellow socialist or communist) · hi कामरेड (title used in leftist circles) · es camarada (mate, companion, or associate) · uk това́риш (mate, companion, or associate) · yi חבֿר (fellow socialist or communist) · yi חבֿר (title used in leftist circles) · sh друга̀рица (fellow socialist or communist) · es camarada (fellow socialist or communist) · yue 同志 (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · be тава́рышка (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · es camarada (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · uz rafiq (fellow socialist or communist) · eo kamarado (title used in leftist circles) · ru камара́д (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · sl tovariš (fellow socialist or communist) · grc ἑταίρᾱ (mate, companion, or associate) · de Genosse (title used in leftist circles) · ceb kauban (fellow socialist or communist) · eo k-do (title used in leftist circles) · el συστρατιώτης (companion in battle, fellow soldier) · tyv эш (fellow socialist or communist) · wuu 同志 (mate, companion, or associate) · lt bendražygė (mate, companion, or associate) · de Genossin (fellow socialist or communist) · pl druh (mate, companion, or associate) · srn kompe (mate, companion, or associate) · ml സഖാവ് (fellow socialist or communist) · lt draugas (title used in leftist circles) · ca camarada (title used in leftist circles) · ru това́рищ (title used in leftist circles) · ce стаг (mate, companion, or associate) · bo བློ་མཐུན (mate, companion, or associate) · tl kasama (fellow socialist or communist) · nl kameraad (fellow socialist or communist) · tr yoldaş (title used in leftist circles) · ms saudara or saudari (fellow socialist or communist) · eu lagun (mate, companion, or associate)