Messmate
[mesmeit]
Definition
(noun.) (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship).
Typed by Lisa--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An associate in a mess.
Inputed by Lewis
Definition
n. one who eats at the same table.
Typist: Rodger
Examples
- I walked down to the valley, in order to get my messmates to go on with that mining work in the pass; but I felt a bit headachy and queer. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Dick saluted, and having instructed one of his messmates to attend to the final details of the parapet, came forward as Justinian desired. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Checker: Victoria