Synonyms for companion

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuhm-pan-yuhn

Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpæn yən

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Définition of companion

Origin : c.1300, from Old French compagnon "fellow, mate, friend, partner" (12c.), from Late Latin companionem (nominative companio), literally "bread fellow, messmate," from Latin com- "with" (see com-) + panis "bread" (see food).
Found first in 6c. Frankish Lex Salica, and probably a translation of a Germanic word (cf. Gothic gahlaiba "messmate," from hlaib "loaf of bread"). Replaced Old English gefera "traveling companion," from faran "go, fare."

noun helper, friend

Example sentences :

As Philothea turned towards her companion, she met Aspasia's earnest gaze.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

Going back amazed, he asked his companion who the girl he had seen could have been.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

And, of this island realm, he and his companion were the undisputed sovereigns.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

Exclusion was to me starvation, and I eagerly adopted the counsel of my companion.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

The man who faced the redhead was as light as his companion was ponderous.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

"It is an excellent resolve," said my companion, looking at his watch.
Extract from : « The Hall of Fantasy (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

He watched his companion eagerly, and he saw the face of Andrew work.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Colds caught at this season are The Companion to the Playhouse.
Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson

He bent closer to his companion, and spoke with a fierce intensity that brooked no denial.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Our companion, like her husband, was full of health, spirits and information.
Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

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