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Companion   /kəmpˈænjən/   Listen
noun
Companion  n.  
1.
One who accompanies or is in company with another for a longer or shorter period, either from choice or casually; one who is much in the company of, or is associated with, another or others; an associate; a comrade; a consort; a partner. "The companions of his fall." "The companion of fools shall smart for it." "Here are your sons again; and I must lose Two of the sweetest companions in the world." "A companion is one with whom we share our bread; a messmate."
2.
A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders; as, a companion of the Bath.
3.
A fellow; in contempt. (Obs.)
4.
(Naut.)
(a)
A skylight on an upper deck with frames and sashes of various shapes, to admit light to a cabin or lower deck.
(b)
A wooden hood or penthouse covering the companion way; a companion hatch.
Companion hatch (Naut.), a wooden porch over the entrance or staircase of the cabin.
Companion ladder (Naut.), the ladder by which officers ascend to, or descend from, the quarter-deck.
Companion way (Naut.), a staircase leading to the cabin.
Knights companions, in certain honorary orders, the members of the lowest grades as distinguished from knights commanders, knights grand cross, and the like.
Synonyms: Associate; comrade; mate; compeer; partner; ally; confederate; coadjutor; accomplice.


verb
Companion  v. t.  
1.
To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany. (R.)
2.
To qualify as a companion; to make equal. (Obs.) "Companion me with my mistress."





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"Companion" Quotes from Famous Books



... Marrapit is dozing in a chair upon the lawn; his darling cat, the Rose of Sharon, is sleeping on his lap; stiffly beside him sits Mrs. Major, his companion—that ...
— Once Aboard The Lugger • Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson
... to the Jinn's magical marble palace, where Prince Lionheart, who had been awaiting the Carpenter king's arrival with the greatest impatience, was overjoyed to see his Princess once more, and set off, escorted by his three companion kings, to his father's dominions. But when the poor old King, who had very much aged since his son's departure, saw the three armies coming, he made sure they were an invading force, so he went out to meet them, and said, 'Take all my riches, but leave my poor people in peace, ...
— Tales Of The Punjab • Flora Annie Steel
... season, the book be taken up, something appropriate of an instructive and amusing nature may be found, calculated either for family reading, or solitary perusal, as a fireside manual, or a travelling pocket companion. ...
— Smeaton and Lighthouses - A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel • John Smeaton
... need of that so far as you are concerned," retorted Nick, losing patience with the slurs of their companion. "You had better wait till you find out what it means before you ...
— Through Forest and Fire - Wild-Woods Series No. 1 • Edward Ellis
... on the shoulder. Turning, he beheld the officer, a total stranger to Fred, so he knew it was not a bit of use to explain the case to him. So to attract as little notice as possible, he walked quietly along with his not very agreeable companion until ...
— Edna's Sacrifice and Other Stories - Edna's Sacrifice; Who Was the Thief?; The Ghost; The Two Brothers; and What He Left • Frances Henshaw Baden


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