bandmate

noun

band·​mate ˈban(d)-ˌmāt How to pronounce bandmate (audio)
: a fellow member of a band

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The documentary features interviews with the three remaining musicians, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, while former bandmates Robbie Williams and Jason Orange will be featured in archival footage. Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026 He is almost always surrounded by his bandmates — requinto guitarist Samuel Jaimez, guitarron player Khrystian Ramos, tubist José Garcia and tololoche player Moises Lopez — but there are also other recurring characters who populate his wondrous rock star existence. Andrea Flores jan. 8, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 On the opposite side of his dressing room door, a modern-day cavalcade of family, friends, bandmates, and crew members waited to see Ritter. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2026 The two were bandmates even before that in Jefferson Airplane, San Francisco’s psychedelic-rock pioneers. Air Mail, 3 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bandmate

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First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bandmate was in 1821

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“Bandmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandmate. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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bandmate

noun
band·​mate ˈban(d)-ˌmāt How to pronounce bandmate (audio)
: a fellow member of a band
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