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tablemate

tablemate noun: someone with whom one shares a table.

Noun

tablemate (plural tablemates)

  1. Someone with whom one shares a table.
    • If you are on a ship that has two traditional dinner seatings, arrive at your table on time. Your tablemates will appreciate it and so will the waiters.2003, Georgina Cruz, Cruises: How to Sail in Style for Less, page 223

Synonyms of tablemate

Forms of tablemate

pluraltablemates

Origin of tablemate

From table + -mate.

Questions about tablemate

What does tablemate mean?
Tablemate means someone with whom one shares a table.
What part of speech is tablemate?
Tablemate is a noun.
What is the plural of tablemate?
The plural of tablemate is tablemates.

Words near tablemate in the dictionary

  1. tablemaker
  2. tablemakers
  3. tablemaking
  4. tableman
  5. tablemat
  6. tablemate
  7. tablemates
  8. tablemats
  9. tablemen
  10. tablement
  11. tablements

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