shipmate

noun

ship·​mate ˈship-ˌmāt 

: a fellow sailor

Examples of shipmate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Booking too early or too late can mean missing out on perks—or paying more than your shipmates. — Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025

At one point, shipmate Dave Faulkner screamed as he was thrown to the bottom deck. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026

Other dives have been conducted to inter the remains of Arizona survivors who wanted to rest eternally with their former shipmates. — Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026

This subsequently sends the starship forward or backward in time, while occasionally (and inexplicably) transforming your shipmates into freaky clay heads. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shipmate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate

Kids Definition

shipmate

noun

ship·​mate -ˌmāt 

: a fellow sailor