- 1a person or an animal that travels with you or spends a lot of time with you travelling companions Geoff was my companion on the journey. (figurative) Fear was the hostages' constant companion. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveagreeable, boon, charming, … companion + nounanimal prepositioncompanion for, companion to See full entry
- 2a person who has similar tastes, interests, etc. to your own and whose company you enjoy She was a charming dinner companion. His younger brother is not much of a companion for him. They're drinking companions (= they go out drinking together). Wordfinderfriendacquaintance, bond, buddy, companion, comrade, friend, mate, neighbour, platonic, playmate Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveagreeable, boon, charming, … companion + nounanimal prepositioncompanion for, companion to See full entry See related entries: Friends
- 3a person who shares in your work, pleasures, sadness, etc. We became companions in misfortune.
- 4 a person, usually a woman, employed to live with and help somebody, especially somebody old or ill/sick
- 5one of a pair of things that go together or can be used together A companion volume is soon to be published.
- 6used in book titles to describe a book giving useful facts and information on a particular subject A Companion to French Literature see also boon companion Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French compaignon, literally ‘one who breaks bread with another’, based on Latin com- ‘together with’ + panis ‘bread’.Extra examples Fear was her constant companion. He was an entertaining dinner companion. She lived in the house as a companion to our grandmother. Fear was the hostages’ constant companion. Jeff was my companion on the journey. They’re drinking companions.
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