a person who is frequently in the company of, associates with, or accompanies another: my son and his two companions.
a person employed to accompany, assist, or live with another in the capacity of a helpful friend.
a mate or match for something: White wine is the usual companion of fish.
a handbook or guide: a bird watcher's companion.
a member of the lowest rank in an order of knighthood or of a grade in an order.
Also called companion star, comes. Astronomy. the fainter of the two stars that constitute a double star.Compare primary (def. 19b).
Obsolete. a fellow.
verb (used with object)
to be a companion to; accompany.
Origin of companion
1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English compainoun, from Anglo-French; Old French compaignon, from Late Latin compāniōn- (stem of compāniō ) “messmate,” equivalent to com- “with, together” + pān(is) “bread” + -iōn- noun suffix; presumably as translation of a Germanic word; compare Gothic gahlaiba, Old High German galeipo; see com-, -ion
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For the past couple of months, our pets have become our coworkers, confidants, and constant companions.
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When my companions and I passed an enticing swimming hole in the high desert of northeastern Nevada, I slipped into bikini bottoms in the parking lot and back out of them again afterward.
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Yet, the two brothers are each other’s most frequent opera and wine-tasting companion.
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Should she leave her husband and endure loneliness or tolerate his dalliance and keep a companion for old age?
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I have chosen Johansen to be my companion, and he is in all respects well qualified for that work.
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But his companion was not thinking of the state of the weather.
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Then, if you are traveling with a companion, remember that it is better to yield a little than to quarrel a great deal.
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I discoursed (as I suppose) with a certain eloquence; my companion sat listening, breathless.
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Ah, but there was my sweet little St. Sulpice girl, with her nurse, or companion.
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British Dictionary definitions for companion (1 of 2)
companion1
/ (kəmˈpænjən) /
noun
a person who is an associate of another or others; comrade
(esp formerly) an employee, usually a woman, who provides company for an employer, esp an elderly woman
one of a pair; match
(as modifier)a companion volume
a guidebook or handbook
a member of the lowest rank of any of certain orders of knighthood
astronomythe fainter of the two components of a double star
verb
(tr)to accompany or be a companion to
Derived forms of companion
companionless, adjective
Word Origin for companion
C13: from Late Latin compāniō, literally: one who eats bread with another, from Latin com- with + pānis bread
British Dictionary definitions for companion (2 of 2)
companion2
/ (kəmˈpænjən) /
noun
nautical
a raised frame on an upper deck with windows to give light to the deck below
(as modifier)a companion ladder
Word Origin for companion
C18: from Dutch kompanje quarterdeck, from Old French compagne, from Old Italian compagna pantry, perhaps ultimately from Latin pānis bread