: a fellow member of a band

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Along with Spears, Timberlake and Aguilera, the cast included Ryan Gosling, Keri Russell and Timberland’s future NSYNC bandmate JC Chasez. Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Bridgers’ boygenius bandmates Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker and musicians such as Chris Thile and Sebastian Steinberg. Spin Staff, SPIN, 16 July 2026 Alone at home and unable to reach his family adrift in the Caribbean Sea, the Fiddlehead vocalist broke down and shared the news with his bandmates. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026 Surviving members of the beloved Bahamian musical group Da Pond Band are speaking out about their friends and bandmates who were killed when a small plane operated by Flamingo Air crashed in the Bahamas on Friday, killing all 10 people on board. Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bandmate

Word History

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 23 Jul. 2026.

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: a fellow member of a band
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