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comradess

comradess is the female equivalent of comrade.

Meaning of comrade

Noun

comrade (plural comrades)

  1. A mate, companion, or associate.
    • [… these tears] Which weep the comrade of my choice,
      ⁠An awful thought, a life removed,
      ⁠The human-hearted man I loved,
      A spirit, not a breathing voice.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XIII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 20
    1. A companion in battle; fellow soldier.
      • Wierzbowski and his men were so exhausted that they could hardly stay awake, but they knew they could not abandon their wounded comrades.2019, Antony Beevor, chapter 16, in Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944, Penguin Books, page 194
  2. (broadly) A fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person.
    • Hello, comrade. Are you going to the Communist Party meeting tonight?
  3. A non-hierarchical title, functionally similar to "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Miss", "Ms." etc, in a communist, socialist, or rarely in an Islamist state.
    • Comrade Lenin inspired our people to undertake great works.
    Synonyms:
    compare sister, brother

See all 5 meanings of comrade

Forms of comradess

pluralcomradesses

Origin of comradess

From comrade + -ess.

Questions about comradess

What is comradess the female equivalent of?
Comradess is the female equivalent of comrade.

Words near comradess in the dictionary

  1. comradery
  2. comrades
  3. comrades in arms
  4. comradeship
  5. comradeships
  6. comradess
  7. comradesses
  8. comrading
  9. comrado
  10. comradoes
  11. comradship

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