companion

noun [C] (PERSON)

/kəmˈpæn.jən/

Definition

B2 a person you spend a lot of time with often because you are friends or because you are travelling together: The dog has been her constant companion these past ten years. a travelling companionFriends, acquaintances and contemporaries › in the past, a young woman who was paid to care for and provide friendship for an old or ill woman, especially while she was travellingPeople who help or serve people professionallyHelpers and accomplices

(Definition of companion noun (PERSON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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