shipmate

«shipmate» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who sails on the same ship as you, especially… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a shipmate, shipmates)

meaning for a pupil

1) A shipmate is a person who sails on the same ship as you, especially another sailor in the crew. tree →

2) (old, friendly) Sailors sometimes call any fellow sailor «shipmate» as a friendly way of speaking to him. tree →

sense in the lessons

In sea stories and pirate tales a shipmate is someone you share work, danger and food with on a voyage, so the word tells the reader of loyalty and trust between sailors. In The Wind in the Willows the Sea Rat talks of his old voyages and the men he sailed with. Phrases: «old shipmate», «my shipmates».

examples

• The two old sailors had been shipmates for twenty years. tree →
• «Ahoy there, shipmate!» called the man on the dock. tree →
• Long John Silver pretended to be a good shipmate to the boys. tree →
• On the school trip to the tall ship, every pupil had a shipmate to work with. tree →
• The Sea Rat told stories of his shipmates in faraway ports. tree →
• She waved goodbye to her shipmates when the cruise ended. tree →
• A good shipmate shares the work and keeps watch. tree →

note

Countable: one shipmate, two shipmates. Made of «ship» + «mate» (friend). Mostly used in stories and by sailors; on land we say «classmate» or «teammate» for the same idea.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «shipmate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.