bunkmate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bunkmate
Example Sentences
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He joined the California National Guard and met a bunkmate in basic training who worked in the mailroom at Revue Studios, which was owned by MCA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Next on the scene was Song Xu, my bunkmate and a businessman with excellent English.
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2018
On her second day, Tami becomes embroiled in a fight with a bunkmate who stole her shower shoes.
From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2016
His bunkmate, a 20-year-old Rohingya called Ashan, tells a similar tale.
From Economist • Jun. 11, 2015
Frederick: the bunkmate Werner used to write about, the boy who loved birds.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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