Blockmate
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Someone living on the same block
"Some haven’t seen each other in years; others have arrived with blockmates and best friends. […] Julie E. Kobick ’05 sits across from the two boys; another blockmate from Straus A, she headed up the Harvard Center for Enterprise, a program that fosters entrepreneurial interests among undergraduates."
Example
More examples"Some haven’t seen each other in years; others have arrived with blockmates and best friends. […] Julie E. Kobick ’05 sits across from the two boys; another blockmate from Straus A, she headed up the Harvard Center for Enterprise, a program that fosters entrepreneurial interests among undergraduates."
Etymology
From block + -mate.
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