Wardmate

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A patient in the same ward of a hospital

    "Turning to cheer a worried wardmate, Kennedy announced they had nothing to fear — only to change his mind an instant later when bullets started coming through the ceiling."

Example

More examples

"Turning to cheer a worried wardmate, Kennedy announced they had nothing to fear — only to change his mind an instant later when bullets started coming through the ceiling."

Etymology

From ward + mate.

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