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campmate

campmate

1 4.2
A person who shares a camp with other people
  • noun
  • /ˈkæmˌmeɪt/
translation icon : compañero de campamento
  • While camping in the mountains, I made lifelong friends with my campmates during our outdoor adventures.

Examples

  • I organized a group hike with my campmates to explore the surrounding trails.

  • Is that why you threw a paint grenade at your own campmate during a raid?

    Daddy Day Camp (2007)

  • Join in with campmates when the mood strikes and still have complete solitude when wanted.

    Blog text (14)

  • My campmates upload photos in real time to Facebook, letting me know that I've been tagged.

    Blog text (17)

  • Each night by the fire, my campmates and I shared stories and laughter under the stars.

Synonyms

bunkmate
vscampmate
7 4.2

A person who shares a bunk bed or room with you

lives in the same wider living area not only the sleeping space
bunkie
vscampmate
  • US
2 8.9

A person who shares a bunk bed with you

lives within the same overall living community not only in one sleeping place
tentmate
vscampmate
1 3.5

A person who shares a tent with someone while camping

lives at the same larger outdoor base rather than only one shelter
messmate
vscampmate
  • Jargon
1 8.5

A person you regularly eat meals with on a ship or in the military

shares the whole living site rather than only eating meals together

Surface Forms

campmate singular
campmates plural

Morphology

campmate = camp + mate (transparent) = camp + mate

A straightforward compound whose meaning ('a person who shares a camp') follows directly from 'camp' + 'mate'.

Etymology

Campmate mixes camp, meaning 'a place where people stay outdoors', and mate, meaning 'friend', as in roommate. So, a campmate is someone you share a camp with.