SHIPMATE

shipmate

(noun) an associate on the same ship with you

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shipmate (plural shipmates)

(nautical) A fellow sailor serving on the same ship as another.

(nautical, informal) Any sailor (when used as a form of address by a sailor).

Anagrams

• aphetism, mateship, teamship

Source: Wiktionary


Ship"mate`, n.

Definition: One who serves on board of the same ship with another; a fellow sailor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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