Dinnermate

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A friend or colleague with whom one eats dinner.

    "Timid young men men became bold for the occasion and, bowing before the young women, selected their dinnermates."

Example

More examples

"Timid young men men became bold for the occasion and, bowing before the young women, selected their dinnermates."

Etymology

From dinner + -mate.

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