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watchmate

watchmate noun: a companion during a watch.

Noun

watchmate (plural watchmates)

  1. A companion during a watch.

Forms of watchmate

pluralwatchmates

Origin of watchmate

From watch + mate.

Questions about watchmate

What does watchmate mean?
Watchmate means a companion during a watch.
What part of speech is watchmate?
Watchmate is a noun.
What is the plural of watchmate?
The plural of watchmate is watchmates.

Words near watchmate in the dictionary

  1. watchman's rattles
  2. watchman's time detector
  3. watchmanly
  4. Watchmans
  5. watchmanship
  6. watchmate
  7. watchmates
  8. watchmen
  9. watchmen's rattles
  10. watchment
  11. watchments

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