# Companion

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**Companion** may refer to:

## Relationships

### Currently

- Any of several [interpersonal relationships](/source/Interpersonal_relationship) such as friend or acquaintance
- A [domestic partner](/source/Domestic_partner), akin to a spouse
- [Sober companion](/source/Sober_companion), an addiction treatment coach
- [Companion (caregiving)](/source/Companion_(caregiving)), a caregiver, such as a nurse assistant, paid to give a patient one-on-one attention

### Historically

- A [concubine](/source/Concubine), a long-term sexual partner not accorded the status of marriage
- [Lady's companion](/source/Lady's_companion), a historic term for a genteel woman who was paid to live with a woman of rank or wealth
- [Companion cavalry](/source/Companion_cavalry), the elite cavalry of Alexander the Great
- [Foot Companion](/source/Foot_Companion), the primary type of soldier in the army of Alexander the Great
- [Companions of William the Conqueror](/source/Companions_of_William_the_Conqueror), those who took part in the Norman conquest of England
- [Muhammad's companions](/source/Muhammad's_companions), the Sahaba, the friends who surrounded the prophet of Islam

## Film and television

- [*Companion* (film)](/source/Companion_(film)), a 2025 American film
- [Companion (*Doctor Who*)](/source/Companion_(Doctor_Who)), a character who travels with the Doctor in the TV series *Doctor Who*
- [Companion (*Firefly*)](/source/Companion_(Firefly)), a type of courtesan and entertainer in the TV series *Firefly*
- *The Companion* (1984 film), a [South Korean film of 1984](/source/List_of_South_Korean_films_of_1984)
- [*The Companion* (1994 film)](/source/The_Companion_(1994_film)), a 1994 Universal Television film
- [*The Companion* (2015 film)](/source/The_Companion_(2015_film)), a 2015 Cuban film

## Literature

- ["The Companion" (fairy tale)](/source/The_Companion_(fairy_tale)), a Norwegian fairy tale
- ["The Companion" (short story)](/source/The_Companion_(short_story)), a story by Agatha Christie in her 1932 collection *The Thirteen Problems*
- *The Companion*, an 1828 literary journal published by [Leigh Hunt](/source/Leigh_Hunt)

## Music

- *Companion*, a 1999 album by [Patricia Barber](/source/Patricia_Barber)
- "Companion", a song by Nikki Lane from the 2017 album *[Highway Queen](/source/Highway_Queen)*
- [*Companions* (album)](/source/Companions_(album)), by Raphe Malik, 2002
- [*Companions* (EP)](/source/Companions_(EP)), by Mixtapes, 2011

## Other uses

- [Bearhawk Companion](/source/Bearhawk_Companion), an American homebuilt aircraft design, with two seats in side-by-side configuration
- [Companion 21](/source/Companion_21), an American sailboat design
- [Companion (ship)](/source/Companion_(ship)), an architectural feature of ships
- Companion animal, a [pet](/source/Pet) animal kept for companionship - [Companion parrot](/source/Companion_parrot), a pet parrot that interacts with its owner
- [Companion matrix](/source/Companion_matrix), a matrix with a specific relation to its characteristic polynomial *p*
- [Companion planting](/source/Companion_planting), planting of different crops in close physical proximity
- "Companion series", a [sister show](/source/Sister_show) in television
- [Companion star](/source/Companion_star), a star in a binary system
- [Companion weapon](/source/Companion_weapon), an object held in the non-sword hand while fencing
- A [handbook](/source/Handbook) or [guide book](/source/Guide_book) or [compendium](/source/Compendium) e.g. *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion* or *[The Oxford Companion to Music](/source/Oxford_Companions)*
- A member of a [Holy Royal Arch](/source/Holy_Royal_Arch) chapter
- A rank within many state-awarded [orders](/source/Order_(honour))

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