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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For instance, recently on an 11-hour transatlantic flight, my seatmate was having difficulty getting sound in both ears with the airline headset. Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025 Gomez still goofed off often with Martin, her seatmate to the right, and Short. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025 The mark of a brilliant director might be counted on how many actors get their moments in smaller roles, and this film is full of them, notably Steve Coulter in for one memorable scene as a seatmate whose nose cold causes consternation for Liz at a dinner party. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025 Jones had just attended the PGA Awards and was flying from Los Angeles back to New York, and as luck would have it, Dafoe was his seatmate. Shannon L. Bowen, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 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 19 Oct. 2025.

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