matelot

or mate·low

[ mat-loh, mat-l-oh ]

nounBritish Slang.
  1. a sailor.

Origin of matelot

1
1910–15; <French ≪ Middle Dutch mattenoot sailor, equivalent to mattemat1 + noot companion (Dutch genoot)

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matelot

matlo or matlow

/ (ˈmætləʊ) /


noun
  1. slang, mainly British a sailor

Origin of matelot

1
C20: from French

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