running mate

running mate

noun

Definition of RUNNING MATE

a person frequently seen in the company of another <inseparable running mates who first met when they were in elementary school>

Synonyms cohort, companion, compatriot, compeer, comrade, crony, fellow, hobnobber, mate, running mate

Related Words colleague, coworker, equal, peer, workmate; accomplice, affiliate, ally, collaborator, confederate, half, partner; buddy, chum, confidant, familiar, friend, hearty, intimate, pal; countryman; classmate, housemate, messmate, playfellow, playmate, roommate, schoolmate, shipmate, teammate; attendant, escort; hanger-on, leech, parasite