shipmate
/ˈʃɪpˌmeɪt/
noun
- A fellow sailor who serves on the same ship as another person.
- After months at sea, the crew celebrated a birthday for one of their shipmates.
- He wrote a letter to his old shipmate who had retired from the navy.
- My shipmate helped me learn how to tie knots during our first voyage.
- A close friend or companion, especially one who shares a difficult or shared experience, like being part of a team or group.
- She considered her college roommate a true shipmate through all the ups and downs.
- In the robotics club, my shipmate and I worked on the project until midnight.
- The firefighters treated each other like shipmates, always watching out for one another.