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Shipmate

Noun CEFR B2
ˈʃɪpˌmeɪt

Definitions

  1. A fellow sailor serving on the same ship as another.
  2. Any sailor (when used as a form of address by a sailor).

Equivalents

العربيةزميل الملاح

Examples

“"And who else?" returned the other, getting more at his ease. "Black Dog as ever was, come⟳ for to see⟳ his old shipmate Billy, at the 'Admiral Benbow' inn. Ah, Bill, Bill, we have⟳ seen a sight of times, us two, since I lost them two talons," holding up his mutilated hand.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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