shipmate

[ship-meyt]

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noun

a person who serves with another on the same vessel.

Origin of shipmate

First recorded in 1740–50; ship¹ + mate¹

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Related Words for shipmate

cadet, marine, pilot, boater, diver, swab, crew, sailor, mate, seafarer, navigator, captain, salt, bluejacket, shipmate, tarpaulin, jack, mariner, pirate, tar

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Historical Examples of shipmate

He looked like a harbinger of tempest, a shipmate of the Flying Dutchman.
The Village Uncle (From "Twice Told Tales")
Nathaniel Hawthorne
He was the first, and only Prince I ever had for a shipmate.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
You were a little under the weather yesterday, shipmate—what was the cause of it?
The Woman Thou Gavest Me
Hall Caine
They were touched by their own readiness to alleviate a shipmate's misery.
The Nigger Of The "Narcissus"
Joseph Conrad
He was a native of Hull, and a shipmate of mine on board the 'Westmoreland.'
The Hero of the Humber
Henry Woodcock

British Dictionary definitions for shipmate

shipmate

noun

a sailor who serves on the same ship as another

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Word Origin and History for shipmate

1748, from ship (n.) + mate (n.1).