deskmate

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noun

One who sits with another person at the same desk.

Scrabble 15
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Meanings

noundeskmate (plural deskmates)

plural deskmates · alternative desk mate

  1. One who sits with another person at the same desk.

    At our school, pupils could not choose their own deskmates.

    1993, Siegmar Muehl, Trading cultures in the classroom: two American teachers in China
  2. One who sits with another person at neighbouring (frequently, touching) desks.

Origin

From desk + -mate.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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