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Plural of companion

regular plural

The plural of companion is companions.

Forms of companion

Singularcompanion /kəmˈpæn.jən/
Pluralcompanions /kəmˈpænjənz/
Countablecountable

Companions in a sentence

  • The krogan have had a love-hate relationship with varren for millennia, alternately fighting them for territory and embracing them as treasured companions.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Varren Codex entry
  • For the most part, Hefner's female companions all adhered to the same mold: twentysomething, bosomy and blonde.2017 September 27, David Browne, “Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91”, in Rolling Stone
  • She and her companions rose up and sung all together.From the entry all together
  • She was led astray by questionable companions.From the entry lead astray
  • In Burns's time, there were some well-known ‘clubbable men’: Smellie, Erskine and Parker were all boon companions.2019, Clark McGinn, The Burns Supper: A Comprehensive History, Luath Press Ltd, →ISBN, page 1480. From the entry clubbable

Meaning of companion

  1. noun A friend, acquaintance or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies.
  2. noun A person employed to accompany or travel with another.
  3. noun The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the cabins below.

Full definition of companion

Questions about the plural of companion

What is the plural of companion?
The plural of companion is companions.
Is companion countable?
Companion is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: companion (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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