shiftmate

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noun

One working on the same shift as another.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounshiftmate (plural shiftmates)

plural shiftmates

  1. One working on the same shift as another.

    I did not want the officer, a former shiftmate and personal friend, out there alone.

    1991, David Hunter, The Moon Is Always Full

Origin

From shift + mate.

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Translations

Finnish vuorokaveri
  • vuorokaverione working on the same shift
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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