tablemate
/ˈteɪb(ə)lmeɪt
/noun
A person’s companion at a meal.I lifted mine to read which state's flower I'd been given, urging my table mates to do the same....
- Three minutes later, our second table mate left, giving up on his dessert.
- We went for our continental breakfast around this time, and had no conversation (mercifully) with our table mates.