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companion
adjectives
a constant/inseparable companion
(= someone you spend most or all of the time with )
• The two boys became constant companions.
a close companion
• At school, we were close companions for several years.
a travelling companion
British English , a traveling companion American English (= someone you travel somewhere with )
• I knew that Dave would be a good travelling companion.
a dinner/dining companion
(= someone you have dinner with )
• We saw him in the restaurant with a very attractive dinner companion.
a female/male companion
• Do you know who his female companion was?
a good/perfect/wonderful companion
• For older people a pet cat can be a very good companion.
a drinking companion
(= someone you go out with to drink alcohol )
• George was out again with his drinking companions.
a lifelong companion
(= someone who lives or spends time with someone throughout their life )
• Lucinda was her best friend and lifelong companion.
a boon companion
literary (= a very close friend )
• Charles arrived at the house, together with his boon companion Herbert.
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noun ADJ. agreeable, amusing, boon, charming, delightful, good, entertaining, pleasant, wonderful | close, constant, faithful, inseparable | life | female, male | canine, human | dinner, drinking, travelling, walking He was an entertaining travelling companion. PREP. ~ for/to She lived in the house as a companion to our grandmother.
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