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messmate

[ mes-meyt ]

noun

  1. a person, especially a friend, who is a member of a group regularly taking meals together, as in an army camp.


messmate

/ ˈmɛsˌmeɪt /

noun

  1. a person with whom one shares meals in a mess, esp in the army
  2. any of various eucalyptus trees that grow amongst other species
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of messmate1

First recorded in 1720–30; mess + mate 1
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Example Sentences

Messmate o' mine on the Bedford, and afore that on the Vesuvius bomb.

My worthy messmate was taken prisoner and kept in France some eight or ten years or more.

I heard an account of the expedition from one of the seamen who had been engaged in it, as he described it to a messmate.

"It looks like a whale of a job, messmate," remarked Dick, as he and Matt walked away from the hotel.

"Messmate," answered Mr. Jope; and, opening his mouth, pointed down it with his forefinger.

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