messmate

mess·mate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mes-meyt]
- /ˈmɛsˌmeɪt/
- /ˈme.smeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mes-meyt]
- /ˈmɛsˌmeɪt/

Definitions of messmate word

noun messmate a person, especially a friend, who is a member of a group regularly taking meals together, as in an army camp. 2
noun messmate A person with whom one takes meals, especially in the armed forces. 2
noun messmate a person with whom one shares meals in a mess, esp in the army 1
noun messmate any of various eucalyptus trees that grow amongst other species 1
noun messmate a person with whom one regularly has meals, as in the army 1

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Origin of messmate

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1720-30; mess + mate1

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Parts of speech for Messmate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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messmate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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