lunchmate

English

noun
Definitions
  • A friend or colleague with whom one eats lunch.
  • Sentence Usage: The lunchmates find time to come together every noontime and eat lunch at the PESCAR multi-purpose canteen.

Etymology

Compound from English lunch + English mate (companion, colleague, comrade).

Origin

English

mate

Gloss

companion, colleague, comrade

Kanji

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