Associations to the word «Shipmate»

Wiktionary

SHIPMATE, noun. (nautical) A fellow sailor serving on the same ship as another.
SHIPMATE, noun. (nautical) (informal) Any sailor (when used as a form of address by a sailor).

Dictionary definition

SHIPMATE, noun. An associate on the same ship with you.

Wise words

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