seatmate

noun

seat·​mate ˈsēt-ˌmāt 

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Out of your tote and into the seatback, you’ll be seated and ready for takeoff while your seatmate is bouncing around looking for their charger. —Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026

Passengers react to unexpected seatmate Passengers and flight attendants reacted with surprise as Stewie made its way to a window seat, drawing stares, photos, and plenty of questions. —J.d. Miles, CBS News, 14 May 2026

There was the entertainment lawyer who talked about it over coffee, the handful of reps who mentioned it at a party, and two nearby seatmates who were discussing it on the flight back to Los Angeles. —Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026

Knightley’s front row seatmates for Erdem’s fall 2026 collection show included Oscar-winning and -nominated stars like Helen Mirren and Glenn Close. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for seatmate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate