chatmate

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noun

A friend or acquaintance through Internet chat.

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Meanings

nounchatmate (plural chatmates)

plural chatmates

  1. A friend or acquaintance through Internet chat.

    Make sure that your kids are well informed, that they use good judgment, and that they never, ever arrange to meet a chatmate without your supervision.

    2001, Michael Miller, Special Edition Using the Internet and Web, page 217
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    Mobile chat subscribers, meanwhile, enjoy meeting chatmates and new friends. For them, chatting with strangers is exciting, entertaining and a kind of adventure.

    2007, Helmuth Rolfes, Communicatio Socialis

Origin

From chat + mate.

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APA

chatmate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chatmate

MLA

“chatmate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chatmate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chatmate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chatmate.

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