това́рищ

fairly common #1512B1

nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
comrade, friend, companion, mate
Он мой ста́рый това́рищ.
He is an old friend of mine.
General word for a close friend or someone you share activities with.
2.
comradepolitics
Това́рищи, прошу́ тишины́!
Comrades, quiet please!
Soviet-era form of address; also to a Party member or in the army before a rank.
3.
colleague
Мой това́рищ по рабо́те помо́г мне.
My colleague at work helped me.
Usually with по: това́рищ по рабо́те 'colleague'.

Examples

Раненый, прикрываемый товарищами, добрался до укрытия.
The wounded man, shielded by his comrades, reached the shelter.
Мы ждали отставшего товарища у входа в парк.
We waited for our lagging companion at the entrance to the park.
Ученик, сторонившийся товарищей, сидел один на перемене.
The student who kept away from his classmates sat alone during the break.
Все смеялись над проспорившим товарищем.
Everyone laughed at the friend who had lost the bet.
Раненый солдат приползал к своим товарищам.
The wounded soldier crawled over to his comrades.
Захромавший турист попросил помощи у товарищей.
The tourist, having begun to limp, asked his companions for help.
Гениа́льные труды́ това́рища Сталина позво́лили сове́тской лингви́стике заня́ть лидирующую пози́цию в мирово́й нау́ке.
Brilliant papers by Comrade Stalin allowed Soviet linguistics to take the leading position in the world.
Солдат, прикрывший товарища, был награждён медалью.
The soldier who shielded his comrade was awarded a medal.