matelot
or mate·low
[mat-loh, mat-l-oh]
Origin of matelot
1910–15; < French ≪ Middle Dutch mattenoot sailor, equivalent to matte mat1 + noot companion (Dutch genoot)
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I prove to you I am not; but a good, sound, safe, French matelot!
Seven Frozen SailorsGeorge Manville Fenn
He had been a matelot, he said,—made a long voyage, and once touched at an English port.
Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and SardiniaThomas Forester
Finally a matelot advanced—a common sailor—a man before the mast.
Petals Plucked from Sunny ClimesSylvia Sunshine
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 Thornbury
No excuse was allowed; and if illness prevented the man elected taking the office, his matelot, or companion, took his place.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3)Walter Thornbury
matelot
matlo or matlow
Word Origin for matelot
C20: from French
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