Mate

Mate may refer to one of the following meanings based on the generic dictionary definitions of the word:

  • One of a pair of animals involved in mating
  • Mate (colloquialism), a colloquialism used to refer to a friend
    • Mateship
  • Mate (naval officer)
  • Running mate, a fellow candidate for the same party in one election

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Famous quotes containing the word mate:

    “A master of men was the Goodly Fere,
    A mate of the wind and sea,
    If they think they ha’ slain our Goodly Fere
    They are fools eternally.

    I ha’ seen him eat o’ the honey-comb
    Sin’ they nailed him to the tree.”
    —Ezra Pound (1885–1972)

    ““... Let the cage bird and the cage bird mate and the wild bird mate in the wild.””
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “The boatswain’s mate was very sedate,
    Yet fond of amusement, too;
    And he played hopscotch with the starboard watch,
    While the captain tickled the crew.”
    —Charles Edward Carryl (1841–1920)