Meaning of dinnermate | Babel Free

Definitions

A friend or colleague with whom one eats dinner.

Examples

“Timid young men men became bold for the occasion and, bowing before the young women, selected their dinnermates.”

“This Pork Shoulder Roast with a Beer Glaze, for example, will give you a taste of Germany. It’s a real ego trip, too, when the returns are in from your dinnermates.”

“Libby and Val were greeted by Ernie Jones at their impressive up-front table and introduced to their Baxter and National dinnermates.”

“We were staunch partisans of Polly’s Pancake Parlor in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, or maybe Walker Brothers in Wilmette, Illinois; but then our dinnermates threw the discussion into chaos by suggesting that the best in all the land were the baked pancakes served at the Big 3 Fountain in California’s Sonoma Valley.”

“Barton, obviously relieved by Loomis’s departure, loudly ordered that two bottles of champagne be brought directly to his table. “Now,” he declared to his amused dinnermates, “the party begins!””

“GUEST POPULATION: Coed. 80–130 guests. Many come to seek reversals of serious health problems but some merely wish to improve and prolong their health. One delighted Pritikinite was happy to have Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy as dinnermates.”

“When the coffee arrives, the waiter may well have confused the cups, and you may find yourself exchanging with your dinnermates.”

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