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Antonyms for comrade


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kom-rad, -rid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒm ræd, -rɪd



Definition of comrade

Origin :
  • 1590s, "one who shares the same room," from Middle French camarade (16c.), from Spanish camarada "chamber mate," originally "chamberful," from Latin camera (see camera). In Spanish, a collective noun referring to one's company. In 17c., sometimes jocularly misspelled comrogue. Related: Comradely; comradeship.
  • noun ally
Example sentences :
  • Tell me, comrade, is it sooth that we shall have another fling at these Frenchmen?
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The man with the gun swore fearfully, but his comrade with the hammer was silent.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • They evidently sympathized with their comrade's objection to the duties of a policeman.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • She had become so habituated to his presence that she was quite at her ease, and treated him as a comrade.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Comrade Ossipon met the shock of this blasphemy by an awful, vacant stare.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • But Comrade Ossipon, nicknamed the Doctor, had got over the shock by that time.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • “Certainly not,” Comrade Ossipon agreed in a quiet undertone.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Resolutely he suppressed his sympathy for the ghost of Comrade Verloc, and went on.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Comrade Ossipon was familiar with the beauties of its journalistic style.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • But this being a delicate affair, Comrade Ossipon behaved with delicacy.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

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