shipmate C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈʃɪpˌmeɪt/ UK /ˈʃɪpmeɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #49736 Meanings 1 noun a fellow member of a ship's crew or a person traveling on the same ship A sailor may throw cargo overboard to protect both himself and his shipmate. 2 noun a familiar form of address used by one sailor to another The captain called, "Shipmate, secure that line." Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a fellow member of a ship's... fellow sailorcrewmate 2 noun · a familiar form of address... sailormate Word family Forms shipmates Related forms crewsailormate Etymology A compound of ship + mate, with mate in its sense "companion or associate." Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # shipmate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈʃɪpˌmeɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈʃɪpmeɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 49736 ## Meanings 1. a fellow member of a ship's crew or a person traveling on the same ship 2. a familiar form of address used by one sailor to another ## Examples - A sailor may throw cargo overboard to protect both himself and his shipmate. - The captain called, "Shipmate, secure that line." ## Synonyms - fellow sailor - crewmate ## Related Forms - crew - sailor - mate ## Etymology A compound of ship + mate, with mate in its sense "companion or associate." ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown