bunkmate

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noun

One who sleeps in the same area as another person.

Similar
bunkie
OriginEnglish mate ← Middle English mate ← Middle Low German mate →
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Meanings

nounbunkmate (plural bunkmates)

plural bunkmates

  1. One who sleeps in the same area as another person.
  2. Especially, one who shares a bunk bed.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
bunkie

Origin

  1. Englishbunkumclip.
  2. Englishbunk
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  5. Proto-Germanic*ga-
  6. Proto-Germanic*matiz
  7. Proto-Germanic*matjô
  8. Proto-West Germanic*gamatjô
  9. Old Saxongimato
  10. Middle Low Germanmate
  11. Middle Englishmate
  12. Englishmate
  13. Englishbunkmate

From bunk + -mate.

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APA

bunkmate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunkmate

MLA

“bunkmate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunkmate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bunkmate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunkmate.

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