sheltermate

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noun

A person with whom one shares a shelter.

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Meanings

nounsheltermate (plural sheltermates)

plural sheltermates

  1. A person with whom one shares a shelter.

    Her sleepless nights there were haunted by the collective grumble of her sheltermates […].

    2009 January 20, Trymaine Lee, “Taking Responsibility for Herself and Her Son”, in New York Times

Origin

From shelter + mate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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