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old mate

old mate noun: an elderly man.

Noun

old mate (plural old mates)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) An elderly man.
    • We were sitting at the bar when old mate came and asked us for a cigarette.
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, colloquial) In general, any person, whose specific identity can be deduced from context.
    • Old mate dropped by and we watched the cricket for a bit.

Forms of old mate

pluralold mates

Questions about old mate

What does old mate mean?
Old mate means an elderly man.
What part of speech is old mate?
Old mate is a noun.
What is the plural of old mate?
The plural of old mate is old mates.

Words near old mate in the dictionary

  1. Old Marlburian
  2. Old Marlburians
  3. Old Marston
  4. old master
  5. old masters
  6. old mate
  7. old mates
  8. old media
  9. old men
  10. old men yell at cloud
  11. old men yell at clouds

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