Meanings
nounwardmate (plural wardmates)
plural wardmates
- A patient in the same ward of a hospital
...in remembrance of hospital wardmate Joe Johnson, who gave me, if not a change in identity, a new name.
2010, Houston Gwynne Jones, The Sonarman's War: A Memoir of Submarine Chasing and Mine Sweeping in World War II, →ISBN, page 941 more example
Turning to cheer a worried wardmate, Kennedy announced they had nothing to fear — only to change his mind an instant later when bullets started coming through the ceiling.
2002, Gregory J. W. Urwin, Facing Fearful Odds: The Siege of Wake Island, →ISBN, page 290
Origin
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APA
wardmate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wardmate
MLA
“wardmate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wardmate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wardmate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wardmate.
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