Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

castmate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: cast-mate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone with whom one performs together, as a member of a cast.

Example Sentences

"A few feet away, her friend and castmate Tara Ross, also 18, was applying makeup; outside their door, a couple of boys were sacked out on a couch, studying notes in binders."
"“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew,” the five actors said. “We were more than just castmates. We are a family.[…]”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middle Low German matebor. Middle English mate English mate English -mate English castmate From cast + -mate.

Inflected Forms

castmates (plural)

Questions

What does castmate mean?: Someone with whom one performs together, as a member of a cast.
Where does castmate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-Germanic *matiz Proto-Germanic *matjô Proto-West Germanic *gamatjôder. Old Saxon gimatoder. Middle Low German matebor. Middle English mate English mate English -mate English castmate From cast + -mate.

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