deskmaten.

Brit.

/ˈdɛskmeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈdɛskˌmeɪt/, East African English

/ˈdes(k)ˌmet/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: desk n., mate n.²

Etymology: < desk n. + mate n.² Compare earlier desk-fellow n. at desk n. Compounds 1.

1. North American. A senator, assemblyperson, or other political representative who sits next to another in the legislative chamber.

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1848 Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 10 Jan. He was handled by his desk-mate, the..honorable Senator from Monroe, in a way he little relished.

1979 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 12 Oct. Senator Everett..is also the deskmate of Senator Keith Davey, the Liberal campaign chairman.

2015 N.Y. Mag. 29 June 12/3 It took the violent death of my former desk mate in the S.C. Senate..to open my eyes.

2. A person who sits next to another at school (now chiefly East African). Also: a person who shares a desk with another at work.

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1850 Illinois Daily Jrnl. 5 Mar. ‘Watch big Nelson's nose,’ says a cross-eyed little devil to his desk-mate, and a rotten apple goes careering over the desks and splits on the unoffending nose.

1957 M. McCarthy Memories Catholic Girlhood (1981) 109 This girl was being punished for chattering with her former deskmate.

1991 Times (Nexis) 3 Apr. Dale..is working alongside Terry Connor, another desk-mate from his days at..headquarters.

2018 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 30 Nov. Craning his neck to copy notes from the blackboard became frustrating as the cloudiness in his eyes increased and he became reliant on his deskmate's notes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	deskmate
释义	deskmaten. Brit. /ˈdɛskmeɪt/, U.S. /ˈdɛskˌmeɪt/, East African English /ˈdes(k)ˌmet/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: desk n., mate n.² Etymology: < desk n. + mate n.² Compare earlier desk-fellow n. at desk n. Compounds 1. 1. North American. A senator, assemblyperson, or other political representative who sits next to another in the legislative chamber. ΚΠ 1848 Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 10 Jan. He was handled by his desk-mate, the..honorable Senator from Monroe, in a way he little relished. 1979 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 12 Oct. Senator Everett..is also the deskmate of Senator Keith Davey, the Liberal campaign chairman. 2015 N.Y. Mag. 29 June 12/3 It took the violent death of my former desk mate in the S.C. Senate..to open my eyes. 2. A person who sits next to another at school (now chiefly East African). Also: a person who shares a desk with another at work. ΚΠ 1850 Illinois Daily Jrnl. 5 Mar. ‘Watch big Nelson's nose,’ says a cross-eyed little devil to his desk-mate, and a rotten apple goes careering over the desks and splits on the unoffending nose. 1957 M. McCarthy Memories Catholic Girlhood (1981) 109 This girl was being punished for chattering with her former deskmate. 1991 Times (Nexis) 3 Apr. Dale..is working alongside Terry Connor, another desk-mate from his days at..headquarters. 2018 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 30 Nov. Craning his neck to copy notes from the blackboard became frustrating as the cloudiness in his eyes increased and he became reliant on his deskmate's notes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1848
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