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And his castaway shipmate has marvelously oversized whiskers, formidable fangs and a ravenous appetite.
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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
While the boorish behavior of Twain’s shipmates is cataloged throughout (snapping off pieces of ancient monuments for souvenirs, for instance), his most flamboyant portrayal is a self-portrait.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Glimpses of Magnús alone in his cabin on the boat, or his prickly interactions with insensitively prying shipmates, quietly reveal his gnawing sense of solitude.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
One of the Indonesian shipmates recalled a time when a North Korean colleague was finally allowed to go home.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
While the boorish behavior of Twain’s shipmates is cataloged throughout (snapping off pieces of ancient monuments for souvenirs, for instance), his most flamboyant portrayal is a self-portrait.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Glimpses of Magnús alone in his cabin on the boat, or his prickly interactions with insensitively prying shipmates, quietly reveal his gnawing sense of solitude.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
One of the Indonesian shipmates recalled a time when a North Korean colleague was finally allowed to go home.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Shipmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipmate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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shipmate
noun
ship·mate
-ˌmāt 
: a fellow sailor
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