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companion - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'companion' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Companion [ n.]
- One who accompanies or is in company with another for a longer or shorter period, either from choice or casually; one who is much in the company of, or is associated with, another or others; an associate; a comrade; a consort; a partner.
- A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders; as, a companion of the Bath.
- A fellow; -- in contempt.
- A skylight on an upper deck with frames and sashes of various shapes, to admit light to a cabin or lower deck.
- A wooden hood or penthouse covering the companion way; a companion hatch.
2 . Companion [ v. t.]
- To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany.
- To qualify as a companion; to make equal.

Meaning of 'companion' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . companion [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a friend who is frequently in the company of another
Example in sentence:
  • comrades in arms;
  • drinking companions