stablemate

noun

sta·​ble·​mate ˈstā-bəl-ˌmāt How to pronounce stablemate (audio)
1
: an animal stabled with another
2
: a member of a stable

Examples of stablemate in a Sentence

a new car model and its stablemates
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Rollins responded with attacks on Breakker and his Vision stablemates last week. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 And in the Europa Conference League, Crystal Palace travel to Krakow in Poland to play Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk, while Rayo Vallecano host Chelsea’s stablemates, Strasbourg. Matt Slater, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026 That both subverts and excludes the traditional TV distribution model, where sellers either adopt programming from their production stablemates or go out and acquire third-party content. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026 Furthermore, anchoring the awards campaign around Moura’s performance could make The Secret Agent an easier sell than its Iranian stablemate. Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stablemate

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stablemate was in 1926

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“Stablemate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stablemate. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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