squadmate

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noun

A member of the same squad.

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

nounsquadmate (plural squadmates)

plural squadmates

  1. A member of the same squad.

Origin

  1. Latinquadrus
  2. Vulgar Latin*exquadrō
  3. Italiansquadraredeverb.
  4. Italiansquadra
  5. Frenchescouade
  6. Englishsquad
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Germanic*ga-
  10. Proto-Germanic*matiz
  11. Proto-Germanic*matjô
  12. Proto-West Germanic*gamatjô
  13. Old Saxongimato
  14. Middle Low Germanmate
  15. Middle Englishmate
  16. Englishmate
  17. Englishsquadmate

From squad + -mate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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