(Philippians 4:3), one of the apostle's fellow-labourers. Some have conjectured that Epaphroditus is meant. Wyckliffe renders the phrase "the german felowe", i.e., "thee, germane [=genuine] comrade."

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

(n.) An associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage.