a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
a fellow member of a fraternal group, political party, etc.
a member of the Communist Party or someone with strongly leftist views.
Origin of comrade
1585–95; <Middle French camarade <Spanish camarada group of soldiers billeted together, equivalent to cámar(a) “room” (<Latin; see camera1) + -ada <Latin -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate1
When he realized a defective hand grenade was about to blow, he cupped it in his hand and held it against his leg so the shrapnel would not hit his comrades.
He was forced to resign after a government report criticized him. Eight years later, the government took it back.|Joe Davidson|September 24, 2020|Washington Post
Johnson heard officers around him screaming to their comrade.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“A steadfast soldier of the law,” Felsman had said of his friend and comrade.
Killer Eric Frein Held in Murdered Cop’s Cuffs|Michael Daly|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their fourth comrade, left behind at the cemetery, attempted scaling a fence and wound up in the hospital the next day.
Invasion of the Celebrity Body Snatchers, From Charlie Chaplin to Casey Kasem|Melissa Leon|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Antonios, like his comrade in arms Martin Ssempa in Uganda, has called for the death penalty.
The Christian Do-Gooders Secretly Attacking Gays|Jay Michaelson|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Update: Just gave secret speech denouncing excesses of Comrade Josef Stalin.
Putin Was Right: This Internet Thing Really Was Created by the CIA|Eli Lake|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was a comrade of Swarup Goswmi, and took absolute refuge at the feet of Chaitanya.
Chaitanya's Life And Teachings|Krishna das Kaviraja
My comrade smiled, looked at his watch, then at his notebook, and finally replied: "Wait half an hour and see."
John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10)|John L. Stoddard
Even our sergeant, who helped during the night, took a comrade off in the morning and disappeared.
My War Experiences in Two Continents|Sarah Macnaughtan
Comrade Gerrity led off with an indignant refusal to pay the fine; the rest of them followed suit—even Comrade Mabel!
Jimmie Higgins|Upton Sinclair
Sumner sat with his head bowed, when a comrade approaching and seeing that something was troubling him, inquired the cause.
The Story of a Confederate boy in the Civil War|David E. Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for comrade
comrade
/ (ˈkɒmreɪd, -rɪd) /
noun
an associate or companion
a fellow member of a political party, esp a fellow Communist or socialist
Derived forms of comrade
comradely, adjectivecomradeship, noun
Word Origin for comrade
C16: from French camarade, from Spanish camarada group of soldiers sharing a billet, from cámara room, from Latin; see camera, chamber