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   comrade

   /ˈkɒmreɪd/

   noun

   • 1. (among men) a colleague or a fellow member of an organization: "an old college comrade"
   • ▪ a fellow soldier or member of the armed forces: "Hewett turned and rushed to help his comrade"
   • ▪ a fellow socialist or communist (often as a form of address): "‘You're right, comrade’"
   • ▪ (in South Africa) a young militant supporter of the African National Congress.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (originally also camerade): from French camerade, camarade (originally feminine), from Spanish camarada ‘room-mate’, from Latin camera ‘chamber’. Compare with chum1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. comradely adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • C

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   • O

     1

   • M

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   • R

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   • A

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   • D

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