Noun: companion kum'pan-yun
- A friend who is frequently in the company of another
"drinking companions";
- comrade, fellow, familiar, associate, yokefellow [N. Amer]
- A traveller who accompanies you
"They became fast friends as companions on the long journey";
- fellow traveler [US], fellow traveller [Brit, Cdn]
- One paid to accompany, assist or live with another
"She hired a companion to help care for her elderly mother"
- Be a companion to somebody
"The nurse companioned the lonely patient";
- company, accompany, keep company
Derived forms: companions, companioned, companioning
Type of: affiliate, associate, assort, attendant, attender, china [Brit, informal], consort, friend, mate [Brit, informal], tender, traveler [US], traveller [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Companion