MESSMATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("messmate" is a kind of...):

acquaintance; friend (a person with whom you are acquainted)

Domain category:

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

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