messmate

English

Etymology

mess +‎ mate

Noun

messmate (plural messmates)

(nautical) an associate with whom one shares a mess (eating place) on a ship
- 1878, Gilbert and Sullivan, H.M.S. Pinafore
  Messmates, ahoy! Come here! Come here!
(Australia) Any of various eucalypts with rough bark, specifically Eucalyptus obliqua.

Translations

an associate with whom one shares a mess

Spanish: comensal (es) m or f

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