- 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