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rowmate

rowmate noun: someone who is in the same row.

Noun

rowmate (plural rowmates)

  1. Someone who is in the same row.
    • I'm sure I drove my rowmate, Kristen, crazy. I inadvertently stole her seat next to the window without thinking about it, and as we landed, I had to remind myself to pull my nose away from the glass, lest she wanted to watch the descent.2010, Whitney Taylor Shaw, A Taste for Belize: A Tropical Travelogue, page 9

Forms of rowmate

pluralrowmates

Origin of rowmate

From row + mate.

Questions about rowmate

What does rowmate mean?
Rowmate means someone who is in the same row.
What part of speech is rowmate?
Rowmate is a noun.
What is the plural of rowmate?
The plural of rowmate is rowmates.

Words near rowmate in the dictionary

  1. Rowlingesque
  2. Rowlingian
  3. Rowlinson
  4. rowlock
  5. rowlocks
  6. rowmate
  7. rowmates
  8. rowme
  9. rowmes
  10. rowmotion
  11. rown

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