companion
I. com·pan·ion1 (kəm-pănʹyən)n. 1. a. A person who accompanies or associates with another; a comrade. b. A domestic partner. 2. A person employed to assist, live with, or travel with another. 3. One of a pair or set of things; a mate.tr.v. com·pan·ioned, com·pan·ion·ing, com·pan·ions To be a companion to; accompany. [Middle English compaignyon, from Old French compaignon, from Vulgar Latin *compāniō, *compāniōn- : Latin com-, com- + Latin pānis, bread; See pā- in Indo-European Roots.] II. com·pan·ion2 (kəm-pănʹyən)n. Nautical A companionway.
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