Thesaurus results for MESSMATE

messmate

noun

Definition of messmate

as in shipmate

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Recent Examples of messmate But the bacteria found inside those that received messmate microbes changed a lot. — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019 As Rigg, an old friend of mine, later told me, Liebling put himself at ease during the pause, most notably as a messmate. — Roger Angell, The New Yorker, 6 June 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for messmate

Noun

At one point, shipmate Dave Faulkner screamed as he was thrown to the bottom deck.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Other dives have been conducted to inter the remains of Arizona survivors who wanted to rest eternally with their former shipmates.

— Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026

Definition of shipmate

Noun

Despite Bret’s passionate insistence that his classmate is a serial killer, Croft tells him Robert is a good kid from a good family and sends him back to class.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
On the cool, overcast October day of my matriculation into the university in 2019, my classmates and I walked onto Selwyn College’s Old Court, excited and taking pictures of each other in our traditional robes.

— Jill Damatac, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of classmate

Noun

Carlile shared the stage with Parton, and her colleagues in the Highwomen, at the 2019 Newport Folk Festival.

— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
My colleague Bruce Feldman has been talking up the Wolfpack all offseason, due in large part to stud QB CJ Bailey and RB Duke Scott, who had 947 all-purpose yards as a freshman.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of colleague

Noun

Television cameras caught him talking in the dugout to veteran teammate Sal Frelick.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
In May and June, Grannell made other threats toward former Special Forces teammates via text, phone and on his Instagram account, according to the complaint.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of teammate

Noun

Complications with medical clearance and a promise made to his fallen comrade force him to remain in the Ukrainian capital despite his desire to get back to the frontline.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Avi Rath, who fought alongside Katz, said the unresolved fate of his comrade had stayed with him for decades.

— Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of comrade

Noun

Now, in Season 2, Issa is on the lookout for signs that her boyfriend is crushing on another housemate, while Anton and Paul Baker keep a watchful eye on one another, as much to quell further flirtation as to savor it.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026
Julie Chen Moonves returned to host another live eviction of Big Brother, where a second housemate exited the house.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of housemate

Noun

Hayter finished four seconds faster than compatriot Josh Tarling, who was racing just over a week after his younger brother Finlay Tarling was killed after being struck by a vehicle during the Volta a Portugal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Kygo remixed and released ‘Kygo Jo’ during the World Cup as a promise to his compatriot Haaland, whose fame reached a new level during the World Cup.

— Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026