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chatmate

chatmate noun: a friend or acquaintance through Internet chat.

Noun

chatmate (plural chatmates)

  1. A friend or acquaintance through Internet chat.
    • Make sure that your kids are well informed, that they use good judgment, and that they never, ever arrange to meet a chatmate without your supervision.2001, Michael Miller, Special Edition Using the Internet and Web, page 217
    • Mobile chat subscribers, meanwhile, enjoy meeting chatmates and new friends. For them, chatting with strangers is exciting, entertaining and a kind of adventure.2007, Helmuth Rolfes, Communicatio Socialis

Forms of chatmate

pluralchatmates

Origin of chatmate

From chat + mate.

Questions about chatmate

What does chatmate mean?
Chatmate means a friend or acquaintance through Internet chat.
What part of speech is chatmate?
Chatmate is a noun.
What is the plural of chatmate?
The plural of chatmate is chatmates.

Words near chatmate in the dictionary

  1. chatlines
  2. chatlog
  3. chatlogs
  4. Chatman
  5. Chatmans
  6. chatmate
  7. chatmates
  8. Chatmon
  9. Chatmons
  10. chatna
  11. Chatney

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