matelot
or mate·low
[ mat-loh, mat-l-oh ]
nounBritish Slang.
a sailor.
Origin of matelot
11910–15; <French ≪ Middle Dutch mattenoot sailor, equivalent to mattemat1 + noot companion (Dutch genoot)
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
British Dictionary definitions for matelot
matelot
matlo or matlow
/ (ˈmætləʊ) /
noun
slang, mainly British a sailor
Origin of matelot
1C20: from French
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse