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comrade
noun com·rade \ˈkäm-ˌrad, -rəd, especially British -ˌrād\
: a close friend you have worked with, been in the military with, etc.
Comrade —used as a title for a member of a communist party
Full Definition of COMRADE
1
a : an intimate friend or associate : companion b : a fellow soldier
2
[from its use as a form of address by communists] : communist
— com·rade·li·ness \-lē-nəs\ noun
— com·rade·ly adjective
— com·rade·ship \-ˌship\ noun
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Origin of COMRADE
Middle French camarade group sleeping in one room, roommate, companion, from Old Spanish camarada, from cámara room, from Late Latin camera, camara — more at chamber
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Rhymes with COMRADE
Akkad, aoudad, Baghdad, Belgrade, Carlsbad, caudad, Conrad, crash pad, crawdad, doodad, dorsad, dryad, dyad, egad, farad, Flagstad, footpad, gonad, granddad, heptad, horn-mad, ironclad, keypad, launchpad, maenad, monad, mouse pad, Murad, naiad, nicad, nomad, NORAD, notepad, pentad, pleiad, postgrad, scratch pad, Sinbad, tetrad, touch pad, triclad
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comrade
noun com·rade \ˈkäm-ˌrad, -rəd\
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: companion 1
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