comrade
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comrade
- /ˈkɒmɹeɪd/ UK
- [ˈkʰɔmɹed] Multicultural London English
- /ˈkɑmɹæd/ US
- /ˈkɑmɹəd/ US
- /ˈkɒmɹeɪd/
- /ˈkʊmɹeɪd/
- /-ɹeːd/
- /ˈkɒmɹeɪd/ Northern Ireland
- /ˈkʌmɹeɪd/ Northern Ireland
- /-ɹeːd/ Northern Ireland
Where it comes from
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.
noun comrades
- 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.
- 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.
- A fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person. 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.
Similar: compare sister, brother
Similar: battle buddy, tovarish, compagno
verb comrades · comrading · comraded
- To associate with someone in a friendly way. But she was happy, for she was far away under another sky, and comrading again with her Rangers, and her animal friends, and the soldiers.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fellow, companion, associate, familiar, brother, buddy, friend, chum, chap, colleague, ally, sidekick, playmate, classmate, boyfriend, partner
noun
Similar: battle buddy, tovarish, compagno
Translations
Every language
noun mate, companion, or associate
| Español | compañero, colega, camarada, correligionario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동무 dongmu, 동지 dongji, 동료 dongnyo, 동반자 dongbanja, 동행자 donghaengja |
| 日本語 | 仲間 nakama, 同志 dōshi, 同伴者 dōhansha, 同僚 dōryō |
| 中文 | 同志 tóngzhì |
| हिन्दी | रफ़ीक़ rafīq, साथी sāthī |
| Kiswahili | rafiki |
| Português | camarada, parceiro, companheiro |
| Français | camarade |
| Deutsch | Kamerad |
| Ελληνικά | συνάδελφος synádelfos, συναδέλφισσα synadélfissa |
| Română | tovarăș, camarad |
| Русский | това́рищ továrišč, друг drug, подру́га podrúga |
| Tiếng Việt | đồng chí, bằng hữu |
| العربية | رَفِيق rafīq, رَفِيقَة rafīqa, صَدِيق ṣadīq, صَدِيقَة ṣadīqa |
noun companion in battle, fellow soldier
| Español | camarada, conmilitón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전우 jeonu |
| 日本語 | 戦友 sen'yū |
| 中文 | 同志 tóngzhì, 戰友 /战友 zhànyǒu |
| हिन्दी | साथी sāthī |
| Português | camarada |
| Français | camarade |
| Deutsch | Kamerad |
| Ελληνικά | συμπολεμιστής sympolemistís, συστρατιώτης systratiótis |
| Română | camarad, tovarăș |
| Русский | това́рищ továrišč, камара́д kamarád, сора́тник sorátnik, сора́тница sorátnica |
| Tiếng Việt | đồng chí |
| العربية | رَفِيق rafīq, رَفِيقَة rafīqa |
noun fellow socialist or communist
| Español | compañero, compañera, camarada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동지 dongji, 동무 dongmu |
| 日本語 | 同志 dōshi |
| 中文 | 同志 tóngzhì |
| हिन्दी | साथी sāthī, कामरेड kāmreḍ, रफ़ीक़ rafīq, कॉमरेड kŏmreḍ |
| Kiswahili | rafiki, komredi |
| Português | camarada, companheiro |
| Français | camarade |
| Deutsch | Genosse, Genossin |
| Italiano | compagno, compagna |
| Ελληνικά | σύντροφος sýntrofos, συντρόφισσα syntrófissa |
| Română | tovarăș, tovarășă |
| Русский | това́рищ továrišč, камара́д kamarád |
| Tiếng Việt | đồng chí |
| العربية | رَفِيق rafīq, رَفِيقَة rafīqa |
| עברית | חָבֵר khavér, חֲבֵרָה khaverá |
noun title used in leftist circles
| Español | camarada, compañero, compañera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동무 dongmu, 동지 dongji |
| 日本語 | 同志 dōshi |
| 中文 | 同志 tóngzhì |
| हिन्दी | कामरेड kāmreḍ, साथी sāthī, रफ़ीक़ rafīq, कॉमरेड kŏmreḍ |
| Kiswahili | ndugu, komredi |
| Português | camarada |
| Français | camarade |
| Deutsch | Genosse |
| Italiano | compagno, compagna |
| Ελληνικά | σύντροφος sýntrofos, συντρόφισσα syntrófissa |
| Română | tovarăș, tovarășă |
| Русский | това́рищ továrišč |
| Tiếng Việt | đồng chí |
| العربية | رَفِيق rafīq, رَفِيقَة rafīqa |
| עברית | חָבֵר khavér, חֲבֵרָה khaverá |
Talk about this word "comrade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/comrade. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. comrade. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/comrade "comrade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/comrade.Cite this
@misc{comrade_2026,
title = {comrade},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/comrade},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
