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linemate

linemate

6.0
A person who works beside you on the same assembly line
  • noun
  • /ˈlaɪnˌmeɪt/
translation icon : compañero de línea
  • After lunch, my linemate and I returned to our stations to continue work.

Examples

  • The supervisor praised every linemate for their teamwork during the busy shift.

  • Each linemate is responsible for a specific task on the assembly line.

  • My linemate and I finished the project early.

  • She works closely with her linemate every day.

  • Each linemate is responsible for a specific task on the assembly line.

  • After lunch, my linemate and I returned to our stations to continue work.

  • The supervisor praised every linemate for their teamwork during the busy shift.

Synonyms

colleague
vslinemate
892 2.3

A person you work with at the same job or company

is more specific to sharing a factory production line rather than general professional work
crewmate
vslinemate
10 2.8

A person who works with others on the same ship, plane, or spacecraft

works instead together on a factory production line rather than on a crew
fellow worker
vslinemate
7 2.0

A person who works with you in the same company or team

is narrower and means working side by side on one production line
line worker
vslinemate
4 2.6

A person who works on an assembly line doing the same tasks

works together with you on the same production line in a factory
workmate
vslinemate
  • UK
2 2.2

A person who has a job at the same office or company as you

is specifically someone who shares your production line at a factory

Surface Forms

linemate singular
linemates plural

Etymology

Linemate comes from line ('a row' or 'assembly line') and mate ('friend' or 'partner'). So a linemate is the person who works with you on the same factory line and shares the same tasks.