Definition of Messmate

1. Noun. (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship).

Category relationships: Ship
Generic synonyms: Acquaintance, Friend

Definition of Messmate

1. n. An associate in a mess.

Definition of Messmate

1. Noun. (nautical) an associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Messmate

1. a person with whom one eats regularly [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Messmate

messianic
messianically
messianism
messianisms
messias
messiases
messier
messiest
messieurs
messily
messiness
messinesses
messing
messless
messman
messmate (current term)
messmates
messmen
messuage
messuages
messy
mestanolone
mestee
mestees
mestenediol
mesterolone
mesteso
mestesoes
mestesos
mestino

Literary usage of Messmate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Old Navy and the New by Daniel Ammen, Ulysses Simpson Grant (1891)
"... rid of an Unpleasant messmate— Hamilton G. " in Trouble"—The South Pass of the Mississippi—A Water- Spout. WITH our new officers, we left the delights ..."

2. On the Study of Words by Richard Chenevix Trench (1904)
"panion' is one with whom we share our bread, a messmate ; that a ' sarcasm ' is properly such a lash inflicted by ' the scourge of the tongue' as brings ..."

3. Our Australian Cousins by James Inglis (1880)
"... the subject—The beauty of Mount Wilson—General description— Luxuriance of the vegetation—The tree-ferns and scrub- Sassafras and messmate—Wild fruits, ..."

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