Shiftmate

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One working on the same shift as another.

    "I did not want the officer, a former shiftmate and personal friend, out there alone."

Example

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"I did not want the officer, a former shiftmate and personal friend, out there alone."

Etymology

From shift + mate.

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