Close companions who share activities or beliefs, especially fellow soldiers or political allies. Often implies solidarity and mutual support in common cause.
From French 'camarade', from Spanish 'camarada' (roommate, chamber-mate), ultimately from Latin 'camera' (room, chamber). Originally referred to soldiers sharing sleeping quarters, evolving to mean close companions.
The journey from 'roommate' to 'revolutionary ally' shows how shared physical space creates emotional bonds - soldiers who bunked together developed loyalty that socialist movements later adopted as their ideal of human solidarity.
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