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Definitions for Companion
[1] a person who is frequently in the company of, associates with, or accompanies another: my son and his two companions.
[2] a person employed to accompany, assist, or live with another in the capacity of a helpful friend.
[3] a mate or match for something: White wine is the usual companion of fish.
[4] a handbook or guide: a bird watcher's companion.
[5] a member of the lowest rank in an order of knighthood or of a grade in an order.
[6] Also called companion star, comes. Astronomy . the fainter of the two stars that constitute a double star. Compare primary(def 19b) .
[7] Obsolete . a fellow.
[8] to be a companion to; accompany.
[9] a covering over the top of a companionway.
[10] a companionway.
[11] a person who is an associate of another or others; comrade
[12] (esp formerly) an employee, usually a woman, who provides company for an employer, esp an elderly woman
[13] one of a pair; match (as modifier ) a companion volume
[14] a guidebook or handbook
[15] a member of the lowest rank of any of certain orders of knighthood
[16] astronomy the fainter of the two components of a double star
[17] (tr) to accompany or be a companion to
[18] nautical a raised frame on an upper deck with windows to give light to the deck below (as modifier ) a companion ladder
Words related to Companion
colleague, crony, comrade, buddy, associate, assistant, aide, mate, ally, cousin, partner, nurse, protector, guide, accomplice, co-worker, playmate, convoy, consort, chaperon
Words nearby Companion
compadre, compages, compagnie, compander, companding, companion, companion animal, companion artery to sciatic nerve, companion cell, companion ladder, companion piece
Origin of Companion
21755–65; alteration of Dutch kampanje quarterdeck < French (chambre de la ) compagne pantry of a medieval galley
Other words from Companion
com·pan·ion·less , adjective
un·com·pan·ioned , adjective
Word origin for Companion
C18: from Dutch kompanje quarterdeck, from Old French compagne, from Old Italian compagna pantry, perhaps ultimately from Latin pānis bread
Synonyms for Companion
accomplice, aide, ally, assistant, associate, buddy, co-worker, colleague, comrade, cousin, crony, guide, mate, nurse, partner, playmate, protector, accompaniment, attendant, chaperon, complement, concomitant, confederate, consort, convoy, counterpart, double, escort, match, pal, roomie, safeguard, sidekick, comate, cuz, pard