brother-in-arms
brother-in-arms noun: comrade in arms (fellow combatant or soldier).
Noun
brother-in-arms (plural brothers-in-arms or (rare) brethren-in-arms)
- comrade in arms (fellow combatant or soldier)
- But the vengeance I told myself I was getting for Wrex felt like a lie. I could win the game but he wasn't coming back. Being forced to lose my in-game comrade-who I thought of as a virtual person of color and as a brother-in-arms-affected me in a forceful way that I never expected. Mass Effect...2010 February 18, Evan Narcisse, “Wrex in Effect, or, Deep Space and the Negro/Injun/Krogan Problem”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2013, Culture
- Synonyms:
- fellow soldier, battle buddy
brother-in-arms meaning in Vietnamese
brother-in-arms in Vietnamese
- fellow combatant or soldier
- chiến hữu
Synonyms of brother-in-arms
- fellow soldier
- battle buddy
Forms of brother-in-arms
| plural | brothers-in-arms |
|---|---|
| plural (rare) | brethren-in-arms |
Questions about brother-in-arms
- What does brother-in-arms mean?
- Brother-in-arms means comrade in arms (fellow combatant or soldier).
- What is brother-in-arms in Vietnamese?
- Brother-in-arms in Vietnamese is chiến hữu. See Brother-in-arms meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is brother-in-arms?
- Brother-in-arms is a noun.
- What is the plural of brother-in-arms?
- The plural of brother-in-arms is brothers-in-arms.
Words near brother-in-arms in the dictionary
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