shipmate:
(plural: ‘shipmates‘; ‘ship’ ‘mate’, for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a sailor, mate or a crew member on a ship who works with other sailors,
happy shipmates on land
e.g.
Johnson was hailed hero for jumping into the rough sees to save his shipmate who fell overboard while on duty.
Some of the shipmates who stay on duty for some months become lifetime friends.
As in other work places, women sailors have trouble staying safe from their men shipmates while on duty on a ship at sea for months on end, and the number of sexual harassment cases on ships is on the rise as more and more women are recruited to be sailors.
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