companion

1 of 3

noun (1)

com·pan·ion kəm-ˈpan-yən How to pronounce companion (audio)

plural companions

often attributive

: one that accompanies another : comrade, associate

traveling companions

also : one that keeps company with another

his longtime companion

obsolete : rascal

: one that is closely connected with something similar

The book is a companion to the television series with the same title.

: one employed to live with and serve another

We hired a companion for our elderly mother.

: a celestial body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in space

: a book, manual, etc., that provides information or advice about a particular subject

a companion to French New Wave cinema

—used in titles

The Gardener's Companion

companion

2 of 3

verb

companioned; companioning; companions

transitive verb

: accompany

Anne sat long at her window that night companioned by a glad content.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

intransitive verb

: to keep company (see company entry 1 sense 1a)

fellows that he'd companioned with many years ago

companion

3 of 3

noun (2)

: a hood covering at the top of a companionway

: companionway

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History of Companion

You may be a companion to someone without eating with that person, but etymologically you are sharing a meal with them. The word companion ultimately comes from the Latin com- (“with”) and panis (“bread, food”). The ingestible aspect of this word is reminiscent of symposium, which may be traced to the Greek word sympinein, meaning “to drink together.” But just as you may be a companion to someone without eating, you may also attend a symposium without drinking.

companions 1 of 2

noun

plural of companion

as in associates

a person frequently seen in the company of another the reckless companions of one's youth

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associates
friends
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buddies
comrades
accomplices
peers
fellows
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cohorts
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classmates
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mates
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pals
coworkers
confidants
collaborators
running mates
playmates
chums
workmates
hobnobbers
familiars
messmates
co-workers
confederates
playfellows
shipmates
intimates
equals
countrymen
roommates
escorts
housemates
affiliates
attendants
schoolmates
halves
hearties
roomies
parasites
leeches
hangers-on

as in guides

one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy a dapper gentleman who's a frequent companion of widowed dowagers at society galas

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guides
attendants
escorts
guards
sidekicks
leaders
pilots
squires
shadows
chaperones
conductors
chaperons
outriders
convoys
couriers
honor guards

as in halves

either of a pair matched in one or more qualities a sketch that is a companion to the original drawing

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halves
fellows
mates
twins
matches
similarities
counterparts
peers
equivalents
coordinates
likes
rivals
replicas
equals
analogs
identical twins
parallels
analogues
duplicates
likenesses
facsimiles
coequals
carbon copies
doubles
mirror images
ringers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

opposites
contraries
antipodes
antitheses
converses
reverses

as in accompaniments

something that is found along with something else the report and its companion recommendations for action

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accompaniments
attendants
consequences
concomitants
incidents
corollaries
appendages
accessories
obbligatos
complements
counterparts
obbligati
fellows
mates
adjuncts
supplements
accessaries
trimmings
fixings
follow-ups

companions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of companion

as in escorts

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship movie heroes are often companioned by wisecracking sidekicks

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escorts
accompanies
squires
companies
convoys
chaperones
chaperons
guides
attends
walks
associates
brings
guards
consorts
sees
pilots
tails
protects
ushers
steers
follows
leads
shadows
tags
defends
pals (around)
teams (up)
tags along
hangs (around)
conducts
hovers (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ditches
deserts
abandons
dumps
forsakes

单词	companions
释义	companion 1 of 3 noun (1) com·pan·ion kəm-ˈpan-yən plural companions often attributive 1 : one that accompanies another : comrade, associate traveling companions also : one that keeps company with another his longtime companion 2 obsolete : rascal 3 a : one that is closely connected with something similar The book is a companion to the television series with the same title. b : one employed to live with and serve another We hired a companion for our elderly mother. 4 : a celestial body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in space 5 : a book, manual, etc., that provides information or advice about a particular subject a companion to French New Wave cinema —used in titles The Gardener's Companion companion 2 of 3 verb companioned; companioning; companions transitive verb : accompany Anne sat long at her window that night companioned by a glad content. Lucy Maud Montgomery intransitive verb : to keep company (see company entry 1 sense 1a) fellows that he'd companioned with many years ago companion 3 of 3 noun (2) 1 : a hood covering at the top of a companionway 2 : companionway Did you know? History of Companion You may be a companion to someone without eating with that person, but etymologically you are sharing a meal with them. The word companion ultimately comes from the Latin com- (“with”) and panis (“bread, food”). The ingestible aspect of this word is reminiscent of symposium, which may be traced to the Greek word sympinein, meaning “to drink together.” But just as you may be a companion to someone without eating, you may also attend a symposium without drinking. Synonyms Noun (1) associate cohort compatriot compeer comrade crony fellow hobnobber mate running mate Verb accompany attend chaperone chaperon company convoy escort see squire See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb movie heroes are often companioned by wisecracking sidekicks Word History Etymology Noun (1) and Verb Middle English compainoun, from Anglo-French cumpaing, cumpaignun, from Late Latin companion-, companio, from Latin com- + panis bread, food — more at food Noun (2) by folk etymology from Dutch kampanje poop deck First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1622, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Noun (2) 1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing companion boon companion canine companion companion cell companion piece traveling companion constant companion boon companion canine companion companion cell companion piece traveling companion constant companion Kids Definition companion noun com·pan·ion kəm-ˈpan-yən 1 : a person or thing that accompanies another 2 : one of a pair of things that go together The book is the companion to the TV show. 3 : a person employed to live with and assist another companions 1 of 2 noun plural of companion 1 as in associates a person frequently seen in the company of another the reckless companions of one's youth Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance associates friends colleagues buddies comrades accomplices peers fellows compatriots cohorts compeers classmates partners teammates mates allies cronies pals coworkers confidants collaborators running mates playmates chums workmates hobnobbers familiars messmates co-workers confederates playfellows shipmates intimates equals countrymen roommates escorts housemates affiliates attendants schoolmates halves hearties roomies parasites leeches hangers-on 2 as in guides one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy a dapper gentleman who's a frequent companion of widowed dowagers at society galas Synonyms & Similar Words guides attendants escorts guards sidekicks leaders pilots squires shadows chaperones conductors chaperons outriders convoys couriers honor guards 3 as in halves either of a pair matched in one or more qualities a sketch that is a companion to the original drawing Synonyms & Similar Words halves fellows mates twins matches similarities counterparts peers equivalents coordinates likes rivals replicas equals analogs identical twins parallels analogues duplicates likenesses facsimiles coequals carbon copies doubles mirror images ringers Antonyms & Near Antonyms opposites contraries antipodes antitheses converses reverses 4 as in accompaniments something that is found along with something else the report and its companion recommendations for action Synonyms & Similar Words accompaniments attendants consequences concomitants incidents corollaries appendages accessories obbligatos complements counterparts obbligati fellows mates adjuncts supplements accessaries trimmings fixings follow-ups companions 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of companion as in escorts to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship movie heroes are often companioned by wisecracking sidekicks Synonyms & Similar Words escorts accompanies squires companies convoys chaperones chaperons guides attends walks associates brings guards consorts sees pilots tails protects ushers steers follows leads shadows tags defends pals (around) teams (up) tags along hangs (around) conducts hovers (over) Antonyms & Near Antonyms ditches deserts abandons dumps forsakes
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