Standard Lemma guide

seatmate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who shares a seat (such as a bench or other surface that seats more than one).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who sits next to another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • My seatmate on the airplane snored incessantly.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From seat + -mate.