Synonyms for shipmate


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ship-meyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɪpˌmeɪt

Top 10 synonyms for shipmate Other synonyms for the word shipmate

Définition of shipmate

Origin :
  • 1748, from ship (n.) + mate (n.1).
  • As in mariner : noun person who makes living on the sea
  • As in sailor : noun person who travels by sea
  • As in jack : noun sailor
Example sentences :
  • He looked like a harbinger of tempest, a shipmate of the Flying Dutchman.
  • Extract from : « The Village Uncle (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • He was the first, and only Prince I ever had for a shipmate.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • You were a little under the weather yesterday, shipmate—what was the cause of it?
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • They were touched by their own readiness to alleviate a shipmate's misery.
  • Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
  • He was a native of Hull, and a shipmate of mine on board the 'Westmoreland.'
  • Extract from : « The Hero of the Humber » by Henry Woodcock
  • George was the son of my shipmate, who witnessed the whole affair.
  • Extract from : « The Hero of the Humber » by Henry Woodcock
  • And Miss Avondale was the "party" this man's shipmate was watching!
  • Extract from : « Trent's Trust and Other Stories » by Bret Harte
  • Do you think he won't do me a turn, when it's to help himself in the end, shipmate?'
  • Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville
  • He felt no pain, and scarcely knew whether it was his own or that of a shipmate.
  • Extract from : « John Deane of Nottingham » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Dick described the arrival of the young lord and his shipmate.
  • Extract from : « The Rival Crusoes » by W.H.G. Kingston
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