matelot
or mate·low
a sailor.
Origin of matelot
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How to use matelot in a sentence
And all the time the sentinels on the Saut au matelot were eagerly watching the river for the first sign of the English invaders.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.The Buccaneers went in pairs, every hunter having his camerade or matelot (sailor), as well as his engags.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) | Walter ThornburyThe French word matelot, by the way, is derived from matelas, a mattress.
The British Navy Book | Cyril FieldI prove to you I am not; but a good, sound, safe, French matelot!
Seven Frozen Sailors | George Manville FennThis was at Sault-au-matelot Street, a narrow, steep thoroughfare, barely twenty feet from side to side.
Canada: the Empire of the North | Agnes C. Laut
British Dictionary definitions for matelot
matlo or matlow
/ (ˈmætləʊ) /
slang, mainly British a sailor
Origin of matelot
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