pewmate en · NOUN
Etymology
From pew + -mate.
Meanings
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One who shares the same pew.
We’ll have to prod our snoozing pewmates when to sit and stand; they’ll have to rein in their zealots.
2007 July 29, Lawrence Downes, “The Pope Reopens a Portal to Eternity, via the 1950s”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pewmates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |