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[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: compagnon, from Late Latin companio, from Latin com- ( COM-) + panis 'bread, food']
someone you spend a lot of time with, especially a friend
::For ten years he had been her constant companion .
::His dog became his closest companion .
::a travelling companion
dinner/drinking companion
one of a pair of things that go together or can be used together
companion to
::This book is a companion to Professor Farrer's first work.
companion volume/piece etc
::The Encyclopedia of Gardening is a companion volume to the Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers.
used in the titles of books about a particular subject
::A Companion to Japanese Literature
someone, especially a woman, who is paid to live or travel with an older person