messmate

[ mes-meyt ]

/ ˈmɛsˌmeɪt /

noun

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

Origin of messmate

First recorded in 1720–30; mess + mate¹

Words nearby messmate

Messina, Messines, mess jacket, mess kit, messman, messmate, messroom, Messrs., messuage, mess-up, mess with

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Example sentences from the Web for messmate

Stump recognized the miniature as that of his messmate, John (or Jack) Logan.
Crestlands|Mary Addams Bayne
I at once entered, and found my messmate with his men ready to set out.
Paddy Finn|W. H. G. Kingston
Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours?
The Cavalier|George Washington Cable
He turned from me and bent down over my messmate, who lay in the bottom of the boat perfectly motionless.
Sail Ho!|George Manville Fenn

If he has a messmate, it is either a clerk, or the paymaster or doctor of the vessel.
Frank on the Lower Mississippi|Harry Castlemon

British Dictionary definitions for messmate

messmate

/ (ˈmɛsˌmeɪt) /

noun

a person with whom one shares meals in a mess, esp in the army

Australian any of various eucalyptus trees that grow amongst other species

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单词	messmate
释义	messmate [ mes-meyt ] / ˈmɛsˌmeɪt / noun a person, especially a friend, who is a member of a group regularly taking meals together, as in an army camp. Origin of messmate First recorded in 1720–30; mess + mate¹ Words nearby messmate Messina, Messines, mess jacket, mess kit, messman, messmate, messroom, Messrs., messuage, mess-up, mess with Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for messmate Stump recognized the miniature as that of his messmate, John (or Jack) Logan. Crestlands\|Mary Addams Bayne I at once entered, and found my messmate with his men ready to set out. Paddy Finn\|W. H. G. Kingston Did you not say it was an unpublished song written by a messmate of yours? The Cavalier\|George Washington Cable He turned from me and bent down over my messmate, who lay in the bottom of the boat perfectly motionless. Sail Ho!\|George Manville Fenn If he has a messmate, it is either a clerk, or the paymaster or doctor of the vessel. Frank on the Lower Mississippi\|Harry Castlemon British Dictionary definitions for messmate messmate / (ˈmɛsˌmeɪt) / noun a person with whom one shares meals in a mess, esp in the army Australian 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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