seatmate

noun

seat·​mate ˈsēt-ˌmāt How to pronounce seatmate (audio)
: one with whom one shares a seat (as in a vehicle with double or paired seats)

Examples of seatmate in a Sentence

My seatmate on the flight to Rome was very friendly.
Recent Examples on the Web Wine, who was at a different table, didn’t recognize his seatmates. Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024 When Moore attended Dior’s menswear show this past summer, the brand’s menswear director Kim Jones (Moore and Pilaf’s Versace seatmate) even created a custom pink and white pinstriped bow embellished with gems for the dog (who, sadly, did not attend). Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2023 Here, Richardson's quirky charm is on full display as Hadley Sullivan, a 20-year-old American who spends her seven-hour flight from New York to London engrossed in banter with her charismatic British seatmate, Oliver (Ben Hardy). Lia Beck, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2024 During a flight last April, The Office star filmed a funny clip of his seatmate watching the hit series, completely unaware that Dwight himself was sitting in the next seat over. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024 Sharing them with both longtime companions and strangers, friendship bracelets also served as an icebreaker, perhaps turning a random seatmate into a new pal. Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 19 Dec. 2023 If your seatmate is a stranger, introduce yourself in a calming voice. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023 On the return trip from the TEDx conference, a chance seatmate introduced Goldmacher to a leader from Deloitte’s Greenhouse Labs, the global consulting firm’s innovation group. Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 More middle-aged and older seatmates Baby boomers, who represented just 21% of those traveling during the holidays in 2022, are expected to make up 29% of travelers this year, Deloitte projects. Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seatmate was in 1859

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“Seatmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seatmate. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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