ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Brother-in-arms

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Brother-in-arms is a noun meaning comrade in arms (fellow combatant or soldier).

Meaning

comrade in arms (fellow combatant or soldier).

Example Sentences

But the vengeance I told myself I was getting for Wrex felt like a lie. I could win the game but he wasn't coming back. Being forced to lose my in-game comrade-who I thought of as a virtual person of color and as a brother-in-arms-affected me in a forceful way that I never expected. Mass Effect made me look at myself and think about the way races, classes and individuals bring their histories to bear.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include comrade, sister-in-arms, brotherhood-in-arms, fellow, mate, frater.

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