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draftmate

draftmate noun: a player on the same draft.

Noun

draftmate (plural draftmates)

  1. A player on the same draft.
    • And when it came time for a question-and-answer session with the six prospects in town for the draft, the children tossed Long softball questions as his draftmates had to sweat out the tough ones.2008 April 25, Mike Ogle, “Top N.F.L. Pick Exhales; Others Hold Breath”, in New York Times

Forms of draftmate

pluraldraftmates

Origin of draftmate

From draft + mate.

Questions about draftmate

What does draftmate mean?
Draftmate means a player on the same draft.
What part of speech is draftmate?
Draftmate is a noun.
What is the plural of draftmate?
The plural of draftmate is draftmates.

Words near draftmate in the dictionary

  1. draftings
  2. draftless
  3. draftlessness
  4. draftman
  5. draftmanship
  6. draftmate
  7. draftmates
  8. draftmen
  9. draftnik
  10. draftniks
  11. draftproof

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