shipmate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɪpmeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃɪpˌmeɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ship′māt′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ship•mate /ˈʃɪpˌmeɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Naval Termsone who serves with another on the same vessel.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ship•mate  (ship′māt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Naval Termsa person who serves with another on the same vessel.
  • ship + mate1 1740–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shipmate /ˈʃɪpˌmeɪt/ n
  1. a sailor who serves on board the same ship as another
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