labelmate

noun

la·​bel·​mate ˈlā-bəl-ˌmāt How to pronounce labelmate (audio)
: a singer or musician who records for the same company as another

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Carti will be accompanied by his Opium labelmates Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely and Homixide Gang. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025 Following Newark, the seven-member group will perform ahead of their senior labelmates in Fairfax, Virginia, and Fort Worth, Texas, followed by Duluth, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Oakland all marking one of K-pop’s most buzzy tours of the year. Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 During a recent episode of his new show ROC Solid, the Brooklyn rapper sat down with his friend and former labelmate Freeway and told a story about having to go to Miami to record music in the early 2000s. Angel Diaz, Billboard, 17 July 2025 Their popularity during this period was rivaled only by their English labelmates, the Beatles. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for labelmate

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of labelmate was in 1967

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“Labelmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labelmate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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