seatmate

noun

seat·​mate ˈsēt-ˌmāt How to pronounce seatmate (audio)
: one with whom one shares a seat (as in a vehicle with double or paired seats)

Examples of seatmate in a Sentence

My seatmate on the flight to Rome was very friendly.
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Do gauge receptiveness before engaging seatmates in conversation. Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 14 May 2025 Simone was his seatmate, en route to audition for the same TV series. Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025 So why did Smith's seatmate get so many rum and cokes? Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 3 May 2025 People on the more severe side of the autism spectrum probably would have trouble with security and airplane delays and seatmates fighting you for the armrest. Matt Villano, AFAR Media, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seatmate

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seatmate was in 1859

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“Seatmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seatmate. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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