n.
(among men) a colleague or a fellow member of an organization.
▸
(also comrade-in-arms)
a fellow soldier or serviceman.
▸a fellow socialist or communist.
Derivative
- comradely adj.
- comradeship n.
Etymology
C16 (orig. also camerade): from Fr. camerade, camarade, from Sp. camarada ‘room-mate’.
