troopmate

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noun

One who is in the same military troop.

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Meanings

nountroopmate (plural troopmates)

plural troopmates

  1. One who is in the same military troop.

    After managing to drive his four troopmates back to base — valor that earned him a Bronze Star — Fields woke up in a hospital in Germany with a choice: have surgery and be discharged, or amputate and stay a soldier.

    2009 August 14, Alan Schwarz, “An Injured Soldier Re-emerges as a Sprinter”, in New York Times

Origin

From troop + -mate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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