bandmate

noun

band·​mate ˈban(d)-ˌmāt How to pronounce bandmate (audio)
: a fellow member of a band

Examples of bandmate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jon and Bryan played in a cover band together and Bruce Springsteen once joined them onstage Keyboardist Bryan, who became Jon’s first Bon Jovi bandmate, opened up about meeting the singer as a teenager in a 2017 interview with The Morning Call. Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024 Led by frontman Jaret Reddick and bandmates Chris Burney, Gary Wiseman, and Rob Felicetti, the tongue-wagging Bowling for Soup had made a name off not taking itself too seriously, specializing in the creation of meme songs before memes were even a thing. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2024 The actors developed inside jokes, riffs, routines, just like bandmates would. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024 Former bandmate Mark Pickerel played drums on Whiskey for the Holy Ghost, as did Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis, TAD’s Tad Doyle, and Mudhoney’s Dan Peters. Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2024 On Instagram, her former bandmates paid homage to Posh, aka the quintet’s fashionable one, with a video montage of her in her pop-star era. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024 The musicians were best friends as much as bandmates. Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024 Her appearance was the first of several surprises during the show, as her Fugees bandmate Wyclef Jean also later stepped out on the main stage to collaborate on a handful of songs. Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024 Often, Webster bunkered in her room, even when her bandmates went to eat. Dani Blum, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bandmate was in 1821

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“Bandmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandmate. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

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bandmate

noun
band·​mate ˈban(d)-ˌmāt How to pronounce bandmate (audio)
: a fellow member of a band
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