matelot

or mate·low

[ mat-loh, mat-l-oh ]

/ ˈmæt loʊ, ˈmæt lˌoʊ /

noun British Slang.

a sailor.

Origin of matelot

1910–15; <French ≪ Middle Dutch mattenoot sailor, equivalent to mattemat¹ + noot companion (Dutch genoot)

Words nearby matelot

match-up, matchwood, matchy-matchy, mate, matelassé, matelot, matelote, mater, mater dolorosa, materfamilias, materia alba

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Example sentences from the Web for matelot

I prove to you I am not; but a good, sound, safe, French matelot!
Seven Frozen Sailors|George Manville Fenn
He had been a matelot, he said,—made a long voyage, and once touched at an English port.
Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia|Thomas Forester
We do not know whether, in peculiar cases, a matelot became his camarade's heir.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3)|Walter Thornbury
The Buccaneers went in pairs, every hunter having his camerade or matelot (sailor), as well as his engags.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3)|Walter Thornbury

No excuse was allowed; and if illness prevented the man elected taking the office, his matelot, or companion, took his place.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3)|Walter Thornbury

British Dictionary definitions for matelot

matelot

matlo or matlow

/ (ˈmætləʊ) /

noun

slang, mainly British a sailor

Word Origin for matelot

C20: from French

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单词	matelot
释义	matelot or mate·low [ mat-loh, mat-l-oh ] / ˈmæt loʊ, ˈmæt lˌoʊ / noun British Slang. a sailor. Origin of matelot 1910–15; <French ≪ Middle Dutch mattenoot sailor, equivalent to mattemat¹ + noot companion (Dutch genoot) Words nearby matelot match-up, matchwood, matchy-matchy, mate, matelassé, matelot, matelote, mater, mater dolorosa, materfamilias, materia alba Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for matelot I prove to you I am not; but a good, sound, safe, French matelot! Seven Frozen Sailors\|George Manville Fenn He had been a matelot, he said,—made a long voyage, and once touched at an English port. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia\|Thomas Forester We do not know whether, in peculiar cases, a matelot became his camarade's heir. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3)\|Walter Thornbury The Buccaneers went in pairs, every hunter having his camerade or matelot (sailor), as well as his engags. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3)\|Walter Thornbury No excuse was allowed; and if illness prevented the man elected taking the office, his matelot, or companion, took his place. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3)\|Walter Thornbury British Dictionary definitions for matelot matelot matlo or matlow / (ˈmætləʊ) / noun slang, mainly British a sailor Word Origin for matelot C20: from French 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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