companion
/kəmˈpæn.jən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.13 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A friend, acquaintance or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies
noun
The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the cabins below.
noun
The covering of a hatchway on an upper deck which leads to the companionway; the stairs themselves.
noun
A person, thing or phenomenon that is closely associated with another person, thing or phenomenon.
noun
An appended source of media or information, designed to be used in conjunction with and to enhance the main material.
noun
A celestial object that is associated with another.
Example Sentences
- "His dog has been his trusted companion for the last five years."
- "Heere are your Sonnes againe, and I muſt looſe / Two of the ſweet’ſt Companions in the World."
- "The krogan have had a love-hate relationship with varren for millennia, alternately fighting them for territory and embracing them as treasured companions."
- "For the most part, Hefner's female companions all adhered to the same mold: twentysomething, bosomy and blonde. "Well, I guess I know what I like," he once said when asked about his preferences."
- "The companion guide gives an in-depth analysis of this particular translation."
- "a companion of the Bath"
Etymology
From Middle English companion, from Old French compaignon (“companion”) (modern French compagnon), from Late Latin compāniōn- (nominative singular compāniō, whence French copain), from com- + pānis (literally, with + bread), a word first attested in the Frankish Lex Salica as a calque of a Germanic word, probably Frankish *galaibo, *gahlaibō (“messmate”, literally “with-bread”), from Proto-Germanic *gahlaibô. Compare also Old High German galeipo (“messmate”) and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰 (gahlaiba, “messmate”); and, for the semantics, compare Old Armenian ընկեր (ənker, “friend”, literally “messmate”). More at co-, loaf. Displaced native Old English ġefēra (literally “fellow traveler”). Compare company and mate.