shipmate

English

noun
Definitions
  • (nautical) A fellow sailor serving on the same ship as another.
  • (nautical) Any sailor (when used as a form of address by a sailor).

Etymology

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

Origin

English

mate

Gloss

companion, colleague, comrade

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