draftmate

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noun

A player on the same draft.

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Meanings

noundraftmate (plural draftmates)

plural draftmates

  1. hobbiesA player on the same draft.

    And when it came time for a question-and-answer session with the six prospects in town for the draft, the children tossed Long softball questions as his draftmates had to sweat out the tough ones.

    2008 April 25, Mike Ogle, “Top N.F.L. Pick Exhales; Others Hold Breath”, in New York Times

Origin

From draft + mate.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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