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   companion

   /kəmˈpanjən/

   noun

   • 1. a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels: "his travelling companion" Similar associatepartnerescortconsortcolleagueworkmateco-workercompatriotconfederateallyfriendintimateconfidantconfidantecomradeconfrèreinformal:buddypalchumcronycullysparsidekickmateoppochinamuckermarrowmarrermarraamigocompadrepaisanhomeboyhomegirlgabbaoffsiderarchaic:compeerrare:consociate
   • ▪ a person who shares the experiences of another, especially when these are unpleasant or unwelcome: "my companions in misfortune"
   • ▪ a person's long-term sexual partner outside marriage: "Steve and his live-in companion"
   • ▪ a person, usually a woman, employed to live with and assist another: "she brought along her companion, whose drab attire set off her employer's brilliance" Similar attendantaidehelperassistantpersonal assistantvaletequerrysquirelady in waitingchaperoneduennaprotectorprotectresscarerminderinformal:sidekick
   • ▪ a star, galaxy, or other celestial object that is close to or associated with another: "the small, hot, and compact companion of Sirius was discovered in 1915"
   • 2. each of a pair of things intended to complement or match each other: "a companion volume" Similar complementcounterpartfellowmatetwinother halfmatchaccompanimentsupplementadditionadjunctappendageaccessoryauxiliary
   • ▪ a book that provides information about a particular subject: "the Oxford Companion to English Literature" Similar handbookmanualguidereference bookinstruction bookABCprimervade mecuminformal:biblerare:enchiridion
   • ▪ a piece of equipment containing several objects used in a particular activity: dated British "a traveller's companion"
   • 3. a member of the lowest grade of certain orders of knighthood: "a Companion of the Order of Canada"

   verb

   • 1. accompany: formal "he is companioned by a pageboy"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French compaignon, literally ‘one who breaks bread with another’, based on Latin com- ‘together with’ + panis ‘bread’.

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