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kamerad
(ˈkæmərɑːd, ‖ kaməˈraːt)
[G., ad. F. camarade comrade.]
Comrade, companion: the exclamation used as an appeal for quarter by a German-speaking soldier on surrendering. Hence jocularly as v. intr., to say ‘kamerad’, express one's wish to surrender.
1914Illustr. London News 10 Oct. 497 How the enemy surrenders, saying, ‘Kamerad..Pardon!’ 1916‘Boyd Cable’ Action Front 63 ‘Nein, nein!’ answered Ainsley. ‘You kamarade—sie kamarade.’ The other, in somewhat voluble gutturals, insisted that Ainsley must ‘kamarade’, otherwise surrender. 1917P. MacGill Brown Brethren vii. 105 ‘Kamerad! Kamerad!’ they whined, their arms shaking as if stricken with palsy. 1917Times Hist. War XIV. 199/2 Then Gardener shouted to the others..‘You're late. Everybody else has Kameraded.’ 1918Daily News 21 Sept. 5/2 When our men came down the steps of the dugout the card-players perfunctorily held up their hands and ‘Kameraded’. 1923Westm. Gaz. 3 July, Sir W. Joynson-Hicks cried ‘Kamerad’ at once. He tried to let himself down lightly by saying that he had expected a unanimous acceptance. 1930Kipling Limits & Renewals (1932) 259 ‘Kamerad, Bull! I'll come in,’ said Loftie. Vaughan's hands had gone up first. 1973C. Egleton Seven Days to Killing viii. 89 He threw his weapon aside, held up his hands and yelled Kamerad. |