messmate

messmate

English

Etymology

mess +‎ mate

Noun

messmate (plural messmates)

1. (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!

2. (Australia) Any of various eucalypts with rough bark, specifically Eucalyptus obliqua.

Translations

an associate with whom one shares a mess

Bulgarian: сътрапезник m (sǎtrapeznik) Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: messitoveri German: Schüsselgenosse f, Tischgenosse (de) f, Mitesser (de) f (but none is specifically nautical) Greek: please add this translation if you can Spanish: comensal (es) m or f Swedish: mässkamrat c