clubmate en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English club Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middle Low German matebor. Middle English mate English mate English -mate English clubmate From club + -mate.
Meanings
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A person who is in the same club as another person.
The clubmates have swapped plenty of banter in the lead-up to the qualifier in Yokohama, which will go a long way to deciding which two teams earn automatic qualification from Group 1 for next year's World Cup finals.
2009 February 10, Guy Hand, “Scott McDonald warns of free-kick threat from Shunsuke Nakamura”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2009:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clubmates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |