dining companion
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈdaɪnɪŋ kəmˈpæn.jən/
:
compañero de cena
- She often chooses to bring her sister along as a dining companion for special occasions.
Examples
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You'll be better equipped to make an informed choice when the waiter arrives, and you won't irritate your dining companions by disappearing into a food-blog fugue.
Blog text (12) -
Once, I sheepishly asked to bring a dining companion and even offered to pick up his tab.
Blog text (15) -
My dining companion, on the other hand, swore she'd be happy to eat it for breakfast every day.
Blog text (22) -
Since Rosie's departure, Fats had become his dining companion whenever he had time to practice his secret passion.
Fiction book (1995) -
I love it all the more when my dining companion is someone like Jeanne Marie Laskas, an insanely gifted writer I'm lucky to work with.
Blog text (34) -
So, in the wake of that discomfiting evening, I pondered less on the outrageous behavior of my two dining companions than on the present whereabouts and activities of Frank Gloriana.
Fiction book (1992) -
I had thought it would garner stares, etc., but try it once and you will be pleasantly surprised to discover that in public eating areas, people are so focused on themselves and their dining companions, or their cellphones or Blackberries.
Blog text (13) -
For my birthday dinner, I invited my closest friends to join me as dining companions at a fancy restaurant.
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When dining out, having a good dining companion can make the experience much more enjoyable.
Synonyms
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1.0
A close friend you spend time with
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1.8
A person who stays with someone to keep them company and help with daily tasks
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4.4
A person who goes with someone to a social event as a companion
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4.4
A person who sits at the same table while you eat
How Close
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person with whom you share a meal' is directly deducible from 'dining' (the act of eating) + 'companion' (a person you keep company with). This simple noun-noun composition follows regular English compounding and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Dining companion comes from the simple picture of people eating together: dining means having a meal and a companion is someone who keeps you company, so it refers to 'a person you share a meal with'.