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Comrade vs Playfellow - What's the difference?

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Comrade is a related term of playfellow.


As nouns the difference between comrade and playfellow

is that comrade is a mate, companion, or associate while playfellow is (dated) playmate; companion for someone (especially children) to play with.

As a verb comrade

is to associate with in a friendly way.

comrade

English

(wikipedia comrade)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A mate, companion, or associate.
  • A companion in battle; fellow soldier.
  • A fellow socialist, communist or other very politically leftist person.
    • Hello, comrade . Are you going to the CCP meeting?
    • Comrade Lenin inspired our people to undertake great works.

    Synonyms

    * see also * (title) compare sister, brother * battle buddy * tovarishch

    Related terms

    * camaraderie * comradeliness * comradery * comradeship

    Verb

    (comrad)
  • To associate with in a friendly way.
  • * Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger
    • But she was happy, for she was far away under another sky, and comrading again with her Rangers, and her animal friends, and the soldiers.

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    playfellow

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) playmate; companion for someone (especially children) to play with.
  • * 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit)
    • "I’ve brought you a new playfellow ," the Fairy said. "You must be very kind to him and teach him all he needs to know in Rabbitland, for he is going to live with you for ever and ever!"
  • * 1912 : (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 5
    • Now she was within ten feet of the two unsuspecting little playfellows --carefully she drew her hind feet well up beneath her body, the great muscles rolling under the beautiful skin.