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com·pan·ion 1
(kəm-păn′yən)n.
1.
a. A person who accompanies or associates with another; a comrade.
b. A domestic partner.
2. A person employed to assist, live with, or travel with another.
3. One of a pair or set of things; a mate.
tr.v. com·pan·ioned, com·pan·ion·ing, com·pan·ions
To be a companion to; accompany.
[Middle English compaignyon, from Old French compaignon, from Vulgar Latin *compāniō, *compāniōn- : Latin com-, com- + Latin pānis, bread; see pā- in Indo-European roots.]
com·pan·ion 2
(kəm-păn′yən)n. Nautical
A companionway.
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companion
(kəmˈpænjən)n
1. a person who is an associate of another or others; comrade
2. (esp formerly) an employee, usually a woman, who provides company for an employer, esp an elderly woman
3.
a. one of a pair; match
b. (as modifier): a companion volume.
4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a guidebook or handbook
5. (Heraldry) a member of the lowest rank of any of certain orders of knighthood
6. (Astronomy) astronomy the fainter of the two components of a double star
vb
(tr) to accompany or be a companion to
[C13: from Late Latin compāniō, literally: one who eats bread with another, from Latin com- with + pānis bread]
comˈpanionless adj
companion
(kəmˈpænjən)n
(Nautical Terms) nautical
a. a raised frame on an upper deck with windows to give light to the deck below
b. (as modifier): a companion ladder.
[C18: from Dutch kompanje quarterdeck, from Old French compagne, from Old Italian compagna pantry, perhaps ultimately from Latin pānis bread]
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com•pan•ion1
(kəmˈpæn yən)n.
1. a person who frequently associates with or accompanies another; comrade.
2. a person in a usu. long-term, intimate relationship with another person; partner.
3. a person employed to accompany, assist, or live with another as a helper.
4. a mate or match for something.
5. a handbook or guide.
6. a member of the lowest rank in an order of knighthood.
7. the fainter of the two stars that constitute a double star. Compare primary (def. 15b).
8. Obs. a scamp; scoundrel.
v.t. 9. to be a companion to.
[1250–1300; M < Anglo-French; Old French compaignon < Late Latin compāniōnem,compāniō messmate <com- + pān(is) bread]
syn: See acquaintance.
com•pan•ion2
(kəmˈpæn yən)n.
2. a covering over the top of a companionway.
[1755–65; alter. of Dutch kampanje quarterdeck < French (chambre de la) compagne pantry of a galley]
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companion
Past participle: companioned
Gerund: companioning
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| Noun | 1. |  companion - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" playfellow, playmate - a companion at play |
| 2. | companion - a traveler who accompanies you | |
| 3. | companion - one paid to accompany or assist or live with another | |
| Verb | 1. |  companion - be a companion to somebody |
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companion
noun
1. friend, partner, ally, colleague, associate, mate (informal), gossip (archaic), buddy (informal), comrade, accomplice, crony, confederate, consort, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), homeboy (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal) He has been her constant companion for the last six years.
3. complement, match, fellow, mate, twin, counterpart The book was written as the companion to a trilogy of television documentaries.
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companion
noun1. One who shares interests or activities with another:
2. One that accompanies another:
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Translations
společníkkamarádpříručkaprůvodce
ledsagervejledninghåndbog
kumppaniseuralainen
pratilac
félagihandbók, leiîbeiningabók
仲間
동반자
socius
draugijapalydovasžinynas
biedrspavadonisrokasgrāmata
tovariš
följeslagare
เพื่อนเดินทาง
arkadaşel kitabı…rehberi
bạn đồng hành
companion
[kəmˈpænjən]A. N
1. (= accompanying person) → compañero/a m/f; (lady's) → señora f de compañía
travelling companion → compañero/a m/f de viaje
travelling companion → compañero/a m/f de viaje
4. (Naut) → lumbrera f; (= companionway) → escalerilla f (que conduce a los camarotes)
B. CPD companion volume N → tomo m complementario
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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companion
n
(= person with one) → Begleiter(in) m(f); companions in arms → Kampfgefährten pl, → Waffenbrüder pl (geh); my companions on the journey → meine Reisegefährten pl; travelling/holiday/drinking companion → Reisebegleiter(in) m(f) → /Urlaubsgefährte m, → -gefährtin f → /Zechgenosse m, → -genossin f
(= friend) → Freund(in) m(f), → Kamerad(in) m(f); his elder brother is not much of a companion for him → sein älterer Bruder ist ihm kein richtiger Freund; a faithful companion for fifty years → ein treuer Gefährte über fünfzig Jahre
(= one of pair of objects) → Pendant nt
(= lady companion) → Betreuerin f
(of order of knighthood) → Ritter m
attr → passend; volume → Begleit-; they have just brought out a companion set of Dickens → in derselben Reihe ist jetzt eine Dickens-Ausgabe erschienen
companion
:companion piece
n → Pendant nt → (to zu)
companion set
n (= fire irons) → Kaminbesteck nt
companionship
n → Gesellschaft f
companionway
n (Naut) → Niedergang m
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companion
(kəmˈpӕnjən) noun1. a person etc who accompanies another person as a friend etc. She was his constant companion in his childhood.
2. a helpful handbook on a particular subject. The Gardening Companion.
comˈpanionable adjective pleasantly friendly.
comˈpanionship noun state of being or of having companion(s). She enjoys the companionship of young people.
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companion
→ صَاحِب společník ledsager Begleiter συνοδός compañero kumppani compagnon pratilac compagno 仲間 동반자 metgezel ledsager towarzysz companheiro попутчик följeslagare เพื่อนเดินทาง arkadaş bạn đồng hành 同伴Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
companion
n. compañero-a; acompañante;
___ disease → enfermedad concomitante.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
companion
n compañero -ra mf, (person accompanying) acompañante mfEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.