Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fellow countryman/countrywoman |
| Synonyms: | fellow citizen, national |
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| Main Entry: | colleague |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | associate, fellow worker |
| Synonyms: | aide, ally, assistant, auxiliary, buddy, chum, co-worker, coadjutor, cohort, collaborator, companion, compatriot, compeer, comrade, confederate, confrere, crony, friend, helper, pal, partner, teammate, workmate |
| Antonyms: | antagonist, detractor, enemy, opponent, opposer |
| Main Entry: | comrade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ally |
| Synonyms: | associate, bosom buddy, buddy, chum, co-worker, colleague, comate, companion, compatriot, compeer, confederate, confidant, confidante, crony, friend, intimate, mate, pal, partner, sidekick |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe, opponent |
| Main Entry: | friend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confidant, companion |
| Synonyms: | acquaintance, ally, alter ego, associate, bosom buddy, buddy, chum*, classmate, cohort, colleague, companion*, compatriot, comrade, consort, cousin, crony, familiar, intimate, mate, pal, partner, playmate, roommate, schoolmate, sidekick, soul mate*, spare*, well-wisher |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | countryman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person from one's country |
| Synonyms: | compatriot, fellow citizen, landsman, national |
| Main Entry: | countrywoman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person from one's country |
| Synonyms: | compatriot, fellow citizen, national |
| Main Entry: | fellow citizen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | countryman |
| Synonyms: | compatriot, countrywoman, fellow-countryman, fellow-countrywoman, national |
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| Concept: | Friend. |
| Category: | 1. Social Affections |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
friend, friend of one's bosom; acquaintance, neighbor, wellwisher; alter ego; bosom friend, fast friend; amicus; usque ad aras; fidus Achates; persona grata., favorer, fautor, patron, Mecaenas; tutelary saint, good genius, advocate, partisan, sympathizer; ally; friend in need (auxiliary)., associate, compeer, comrade, mate, companion, confrere, camarade, confidante; old crony, crony; chum; pal; playfellow, playmate; schoolfellow; bedfellow, bedmate; chamber fellow; classfellow, classman, classmate; fellow man, stable companion; maid of honor., compatriot; fellow countryman, countryman., roommate, shopmate, shipmate, messmate; fellow companion, boon companion, pot companion; copartner, partner., Arcades ambo Pylades and Orestes Castor and Pollux, Nisus and Euryalus, Damon and Pythias, par nobile fratrum., host, Amphitryon, Boniface; guest, visitor, protégé.
-phrases
amici probantur rebus adversis; ohne bruder kann man leben nicht ohne Freund; "best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness" [G. Eliot]; conocidos muchos amigos pocos; "friend more divine than all divinities" [G. Eliot]; vida sin amigo
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| Antonyms: | enemy |
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