Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

messmate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: mess-mate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship.

noun

Any of various eucalypts with rough bark, specifically Eucalyptus obliqua.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"Messmates, ahoy! Come here! Come here!"
"The cap’n was displeased at that, but my messmates were all of a mind and landed."

Etymology

From mess + mate.

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

messmates (plural)

Questions

What does messmate mean?: An associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship.
Where does messmate come from?: From mess + mate.

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