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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(nautical) An associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship..
Messmates, ahoy! Come here! Come here!
The cap’n was displeased at that, but my messmates were all of a mind and landed.
Use messmate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Messmate means (nautical) An associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Messmates, ahoy! Come here! Come here!
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