companion

Companion may refer to:

• A friend or acquaintance you associate yourself with
• Companion (caregiving), a nurse assistant or similar professional who assists a patient one-on-one
• Companion (ship), an architectural feature of ships
• Companion animal, a pet animal kept for companionship
• Companion parrot, a pet parrot that interacts with its owner
• Companion matrix, a matrix with a specific relation to its characteristic polynomial p
• "Companion series", synonymous term to describe a sister show in television
• Companion star, a star in a binary star system
• Companion weapon, an object held in the non-sword hand while fencing
• Muhammad's companions, the Sahaba
• Companion cavalry, Alexander the Great's elite cavalry
• Foot Companion, the primary type of soldier in Alexander the Great's army
• Lady's companion, a genteel woman who acted as a companion for woman of rank or wealth
• Sober companion, an addiction treatment coach
• Companion planting, planting of different crops in close physical proximity
• A handbook or guide book or compendium e.g. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion or The Oxford Companion to Music
• A member of a Holy Royal Arch chapter
• A domestic partner
• A concubine
• A common rank within many state-awarded orders

De graad van Companion is een ridderorde en komt voor bij orden in een aantal Engelstalige landen. In de francophonie is de graad van "Compagnon" gebruikelijk. De graad is hoger in aanzien dan die van een Lid of "Member".