Thesaurus results for MESSMATE

messmate

noun

Definition of messmate

as in shipmate

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Recent Examples of messmate But the bacteria found inside those that received messmate microbes changed a lot. — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019 As Rigg, an old friend of mine, later told me, Liebling put himself at ease during the pause, most notably as a messmate. — Roger Angell, The New Yorker, 6 June 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for messmate

Noun

The father of Jessica’s shipmate, Joshua Aviles, also was detained by immigration agents, before later being released, according to his family.

— Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
But a surviving shipmate heard the message and passed it on to Gómez Roca’s deputy, Lieutenant Commander Sergio Bazán, who headed toward Puerto Deseado.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of shipmate

Noun

Miller then railed against multiculturalism, political correctness and his Latino classmates.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Mac and Rian were up the mountain this morning because Rian had gotten into a fight with a classmate, who, like Rian, was nine years old, and also from a family of brothers -- except the Sullivans were all boxers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of classmate

Noun

Teams need confidence to experiment, discipline to validate outputs and freedom to challenge recommendations, whether from a colleague or an algorithm.

— Vlada Grebenykova, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Most often, my students, as well as friends and colleagues, ask me from time to time to explain what ethical communication means.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of colleague

Noun

And his teammates did follow his lead, with Austin Reaves collecting 19 points and Walker Kessler producing a double-double with 16 points on six-for-six shooting and 15 rebounds to go along with three blocks.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Lampkin tweeted late Thursday afternoon in support of his teammates.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of teammate

Noun

Jim and his comrades in golf spread Richard’s ashes into the 16th hole water hazard of the Dunham Hill Golf Club in Hartland, Mich.

— Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
Berry and the other veterans also paid tribute to the comrades who couldn’t participate in Wednesday’s celebration.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of comrade

Noun

My boyfriend and my housemate take me to the trails through the forest above the little cliffs along the Wissahickon.

— Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026
The group of youngsters is led by Celebrini, housemate Will Smith, forwards Michael Misa and Igor Chernyshov, and defenseman Sam Dickinson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of housemate

Noun

His female compatriot Fu Shuang in a separate den room was far more amenable for photo ops, happily munching stalks of bamboo near glass windows separating her from the mob of press.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Like Biden, in this cycle Lula found that a disconcerting number of his compatriots were unmoved by his calls to save democracy from those who would seek to undermine it—or didn’t buy into his rhetoric in the first place.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026