companion
nounEtymology
From Middle English companion, from Old French compaignon (“companion”) (modern French compagnon), from Late Latin compāniōn- (nominative singular compāniō, whence French copain), from com- + pānis (literally, with + bread), a word first attested in the Frankish Lex Salica as a calque of a Germanic word, probably Frankish *galaibo, *gahlaibō (“messmate”, literally “with-bread”), from Proto-Germanic *gahlaibô. Compare also Old High German galeipo (“messmate”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰 (gahlaiba, “messmate”); and, for the semantics, compare Old Armenian ընկեր (ənker, “friend”, literally “messmate”). More at co-, loaf. Displaced native Old English ġefēra (literally “fellow traveler”). Compare company and mate.
- derived from *gahlaibô✻
- derived from *galaibo✻
- inherited from companion
Definitions
A friend, acquaintance, or partner
A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies
- His dog has been his trusted companion for the last five years.
- Heere are your Sonnes againe, and I muſt looſe / Two of the ſweet’ſt Companions in the World.
- The krogan have had a love-hate relationship with varren for millennia, alternately fighting them for territory and embracing them as treasured companions.
A person employed to accompany or travel with another.
The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the…
The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the cabins below.
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The covering of a hatchway on an upper deck which leads to the companionway
The covering of a hatchway on an upper deck which leads to the companionway; the stairs themselves.
A knot in whose neighborhood another, specified knot meets every meridian disk.
A thing or phenomenon that is closely associated with another thing, phenomenon, or…
A thing or phenomenon that is closely associated with another thing, phenomenon, or person.
An appended source of media or information, designed to be used in conjunction with and…
An appended source of media or information, designed to be used in conjunction with and to enhance the main material.
- The companion guide gives an in-depth analysis of this particular translation.
A celestial object that is associated with another.
A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders.
- a companion of the Bath
A fellow
A fellow; a rogue.
- [L]et vs knog our praines together to be reuenge on this ſame ſcall ſcuruy-cogging-companion the Hoſt of the Garter.
To be a companion to
To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany.
- we had better turn south quickly and compare the elements of education which formed , and of creation which companioned , Salvator .
To qualify as a companion
To qualify as a companion; to make equal.
- Finde me to marrie me with Octauius Cæſar, and companion me with my Miſtris.
The neighborhood
- neighboraccompany
- neighboraccompanying
- neighborcompany
Derived
animal companion, boon companion, companimal, companionable, uncompanionable, companion animal, companionate, companion cell, companioness, companion hatch, companionhood, companionize, companion ladder, companionless, companionly, companion piece, companion set, companionship, companionway, free companion, ladies' companion, native companion, pot-companion, traveling companion
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A definitional loop anchored at companion. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at companion. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at companion
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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