Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A person with whom one shares sleeping quarters.
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- n. One who sleeps in the same area as (an)other(s).
- n. Especially one who shares a bunkbed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as oneself.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
Etymologies
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Examples
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His bunkmate was a tall, lean Nigerian, Technicadet M'Buna.
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In 2007, while in Iraq with the Marine's 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment, Hunt heard over the radio that his 20-year-old bunkmate had died in a roadside bombing.
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The audience is introduced to Pvt. Joker (Matthew Modine), a cynical but motivated marine; Pvt. Cowboy (Arliss Howard), Joker's bunkmate; and Pvt Pyle (Vincent D'Onofrio), an awkward, weak, and overweight marine who quickly becomes the target of much of Hartman's abuse!!!
Del you have been all about movie trivia lately. Here is one for you, but a little story first...
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In your memoir, Where Rivers Change Direction, you write about your mentor and ranch bunkmate John, a WWII veteran and cowboy.
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And I had to spend the entire night with one eye glued to my bunkmate, the bigger of the two Sicilians, whose ripe body odor was industrial-strength and whose face looked like it had run into the business end of a butcher knife.
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If a man touches a woman, her parents, relatives and bystanders off the street mete out justice that even Big Al, the WWE bunkmate in your jail cell, would admire.
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Marta and Maria were joined by another girl, Inez Trujillo, the tiny one, and her bunkmate, Catarina Gonzalez.
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The bonds of friendship shifted; each summer I found myself with a new bunkmate.
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About two weeks ago, my son learned that his bunkmate at Camp Geiger was killed in action in Afghanistan.
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After the ceremony, he introduced me to his bunkmate, a fine-looking 21-year-old man from Portland, Maine.
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