boatmate en · NOUN
Etymology
From boat + -mate.
Meanings
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Someone with whom one shares a boat, or with whom one works on a boat.
"It was of no use for him to prate about injustice." He smiled around and then closed up his mouth for the rest of the voyage, leaving his boat-mates with much to think about.
1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 579:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boat mate | alternative | lexicographic | |
| boatmates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |