Meaning & use

comrade

noun·Advanced

A close companion or colleague, especially one shared in difficulty, struggle, or a common cause.

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The soldiers relied on each other as comrades throughout the long campaign.

He still writes letters to old comrades from his years in the labor movement.

A note on using this word

Comrade carries strong associations with military life and with socialist or communist political movements.

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