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boat mate

boat mate is the alternative spelling of boatmate.

Meaning of boatmate

Noun

boatmate (plural boatmates)

  1. Someone with whom one shares a boat, or with whom one works on a boat.
    • "It was of no use for him to prate about injustice." He smiled around and then closed up his mouth for the rest of the voyage, leaving his boat-mates with much to think about.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 579

Forms of boat mate

pluralboat mates

Questions about boat mate

What is boat mate the alternative spelling of?
Boat mate is the alternative spelling of boatmate.

Words near boat mate in the dictionary

  1. Boat Harbour Beach
  2. boat hook
  3. boat hooks
  4. boat lift
  5. boat lifts
  6. boat mate
  7. boat mates
  8. boat money
  9. boat neckline
  10. boat necklines
  11. Boat of Garten

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