MESSMATE

messmate

(noun) (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

messmate (plural messmates)

(nautical) an associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship

(AU) Any of various eucalypts with rough bark, specifically Eucalyptus obliqua.

Source: Wiktionary


Mess"mate`, n.

Definition: An associate in a mess.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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