officemate

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A form of office mate — one who shares an office with another

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

nounofficemate (plural officemates)

plural officemates

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of office mate.

Origin

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

From office + -mate.

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APA

officemate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/officemate

MLA

“officemate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/officemate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “officemate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/officemate.

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