n.

1. 1. A person who accompanies or associates with another; a comrade.
   2. A domestic partner.
2. A person employed to assist, live with, or travel with another.
3. One of a pair or set of things; a mate.

tr.v., -ioned, -ion·ing, -ions.

To be a companion to; accompany.

[Middle English compaignyon, from Old French compaignon, from Vulgar Latin *compāniō, *compāniōn- : Latin com-, com- + Latin pānis, bread.]

com·pan·ion² (kəm-păn'yən)
n. Nautical.

A companionway.

noun

1. One who shares interests or activities with another: associate, chum, comrade, crony, fellow, mate. Informal buddy, pal. See near/far/distance.
2. One that accompanies another: accompaniment, associate, attendant, concomitant. See accompanied.
3. One of a matched pair of things: counterpart, double, duplicate, fellow, match, mate, twin. See same/different/compare.

verb

To be with or go with (another): accompany, attend, company, escort. Obsolete consort. Idioms: go hand in hand with. See accompanied.

n

Definition: helper, friend
Antonyms: enemy, foe, foreigner, opponent, stranger

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n. 1. a covering over the hatchway leading below decks.

2. a raised frame with windows on the quarterdeck of a ship to allow light into the decks below.

3. short for companionway.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: A friend or someone you spend time with.

Theodore is the best companion Trudy has every had.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - ledsager, håndbog, pendant, selskabsdame, ridder
v. tr. - ledsage

2.
n. - kahytskappe, kahytstrappe

Nederlands (Dutch)
metgezel, kameraad, vennoot, handboek, broeder (ridderorde), gereedschap etc. met meerdere toepassingen, kajuitstrap, vensterlicht, bijbehorend, begeleiden

Français (French)
1.
n. - compagnon, compagne, dame de compagnie, pendant (de boucle d'oreille), (Littérat, Édit) guide
v. tr. - accompagner, tenir compagnie à

2.
n. - (Naut) escalier, (Naut) capot

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Begleiter, Kompagnon, Kamerad, Ratgeber
v. - begleiten, verkehren

2.
n. - (naut) Kajütskappe , Niedergang

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συνοδός, σύντροφος, συνταξιδιώτης, συνοδοιπόρος, οδηγός, (έντυπο) βοήθημα, κατώτατο μέλος ιπποτικού τάγματος, (ναυτ.) ταμπούκι, κουβούσι

Italiano (Italian)
accompagnatore, compagno, manuale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - companheiro (m), associado (m), dama (f) de companhia

Русский (Russian)
попутчик, сожитель/ сожительница, справочник

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - acompañante, compañero/a de cama, manual
v. tr. - acompañar, ser compañía

2.
n. - escalera de cámara, carroza o chupeta de una escala o escalera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - följeslagare, kamrat, motstycke, sällskapsdam, handbok, riddare

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 同伴, 伴侣, 看护妇, 朋友, 陪伴

2. 成对的物件之一

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 同伴, 伴侶, 看護婦, 朋友
v. tr. - 陪伴

2.
n. - 成對的物件之一

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 동료, 반려
v. tr. - ~와 동반하다

2.
n. - 갑판의 지붕창

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 仲間, 道連れ, 片方, コンパニオン, 手引き, 最下級勲爵士

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مرافق, رفيق, زميل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בן-לוויה, חבר, שותף, מדריך, בן-זוג, ספר שימושי, דרגת אבירות נמוכה, ציוד רב-שימושי‬
v. tr. - ‮ליווה, היה בן-לוויה ל-‬
n. - ‮גג עם חלונות מעל הסיפון‬

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