companion
noun
[ kəmˈpanjən ]
• a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels.
• "his travelling companion"
Similar:
associate,
partner,
escort,
consort,
colleague,
workmate,
co-worker,
compatriot,
confederate,
ally,
friend,
intimate,
confidant,
confidante,
comrade,
confrère,
buddy,
pal,
chum,
crony,
cully,
spar,
sidekick,
mate,
oppo,
china,
mucker,
marrow,
marrer,
marra,
amigo,
compadre,
paisan,
homeboy,
homegirl,
gabba,
offsider,
compeer,
consociate,
• each of a pair of things intended to complement or match each other.
• "a companion volume"
Similar:
complement,
counterpart,
fellow,
mate,
twin,
other half,
match,
accompaniment,
supplement,
addition,
adjunct,
appendage,
accessory,
auxiliary,
• a member of the lowest grade of certain orders of knighthood.
• "a Companion of the Order of Canada"
companion
verb
• accompany.
• "he is companioned by a pageboy"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French compaignon, literally ‘one who breaks bread with another’, based on Latin com- ‘together with’ + panis ‘bread’.
companion
noun
• a covering over the hatchway leading to a ship's companionway.
Origin:
mid 18th century: from obsolete Dutch kompanje (earlier form of kampanje ) ‘quarterdeck’, from Old French compagne, from Italian (camera della) compagna ‘(storeroom for) provisions’.
