Entry Word: mate

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 either of a pair matched in one or more qualities <have you seen the mate to this glove anywhere?>

Synonyms companion, fellow, half, match, twin

Related Words coordinate; counterpart, equal, equivalent, like, parallel, peer, rival; carbon copy, double, duplicate, identical twin, ringer; analogue (or analog), similarity

Near Antonyms antithesis, converse, opposite, reverse

2 a person frequently seen in the company of another <Matthew and his mates were known troublemakers in the neighborhood> — see associate 1
3 chiefly Britisha person who helps a more skilled person <a plumber and his mate showed up to fix the sink in our London hotel room> — see helper
4 the person to whom another is married <they vowed to each other that they would remain mates for life> — see spouse