messmate

英 ['mesmeɪt]
  • n. 同餐桌的伙伴;同餐之友;同膳伙伴

英英释意


1. (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)

英文词源


messmate (n.)
1746, from mess (n.) + mate (n.). Etymologically pleonastic.