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- [ship-meyt]
- /ˈʃɪpˌmeɪt/
- /ˈʃɪp.meɪt/
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- [ship-meyt]
- /ˈʃɪpˌmeɪt/
Definitions of shipmate word
- noun shipmate a person who serves with another on the same vessel. 1
- noun shipmate fellow sailor on a ship 1
- countable noun shipmate Sailors who work together on the same ship are shipmates. 0
- noun shipmate a sailor who serves on the same ship as another 0
- noun shipmate a fellow sailor on the same ship 0
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Origin of shipmate
First appearance:
before 1740 One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1740-50; ship1 + mate1
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Parts of speech for Shipmate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shipmate 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.
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shipmate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shipmate
noun shipmate
- bluejacket — a sailor in the Navy
- boater — A boater or a straw boater is a hard straw hat with a flat top and brim which is often worn for certain social occasions in the summer.
- deck hand — a seaman assigned various duties, such as mooring and cargo handling, on the deck of a ship
- diver — a person or thing that dives.
- lascar — an East Indian sailor.
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